PT · 2011 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Portugal, 2011

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
6.1%
Portugal, 2011
▼ 9.0% vs 2010 (6.7%)
Analysis

In 2011, Portugal's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 9.0% compared to 2010, reaching 6.1%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 4.9%.

Portugal ranks 8th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 4.7% (from 6.4% in 2006).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2011
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2011
124.5%
EU-27: 4.9%
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024