IT · 2020 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Italy, 2020

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
25.0%
Italy, 2020
▲ 19.0% vs 2019 (21.0%)
Analysis

In 2020, Italy's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 19.0% compared to 2019, reaching 25.0%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 21.8%.

Italy ranks 3rd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 17.9% (from 21.2% in 2015).

Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
114.7%
EU-27: 21.8%
Italy timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024