PT · 2017 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Portugal, 2017
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
4.6%
Portugal, 2017
▼ 4.2% vs 2016 (4.8%)
Analysis
In 2017, Portugal's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 4.2% compared to 2016, reaching 4.6%.
The figure is in line with the EU-27 average of 4.6%.
Portugal ranks 15th 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 14.8% (from 5.4% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#15 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
100.0%
EU-27: 4.6%
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp