LV · 2012 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Latvia, 2012
In 2012, Latvia's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 7.8% compared to 2011, reaching 40.4%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 50.0%.
Latvia ranks 22nd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 10.7% (from 36.5% in 2007).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.