PT · 2012 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Portugal, 2012
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
5.4%
Portugal, 2012
▼ 11.5% vs 2011 (6.1%)
Analysis
In 2012, Portugal's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 11.5% compared to 2011, reaching 5.4%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 4.8%.
Portugal ranks 12th 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 8.5% (from 5.9% in 2007).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2012
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2012
112.5%
EU-27: 4.8%
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp