PT · 2016 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Portugal, 2016
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
4.8%
Portugal, 2016
▼ 5.9% vs 2015 (5.1%)
Analysis
In 2016, Portugal's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 5.9% compared to 2015, reaching 4.8%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 4.7%.
Portugal ranks 14th 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 21.3% (from 6.1% in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#14 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
102.1%
EU-27: 4.7%
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp