LV · 2017 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Latvia, 2017
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
39.6%
Latvia, 2017
▲ 2.1% vs 2016 (38.8%)
Analysis
In 2017, Latvia's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 2.1% compared to 2016, reaching 39.6%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 47.0%.
Latvia ranks 19th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 2.0% (from 40.4% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#19 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
84.3%
EU-27: 47.0%
Latvia timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp