PT · 2018 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Portugal, 2018
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
4.4%
Portugal, 2018
▼ 4.3% vs 2017 (4.6%)
Analysis
In 2018, Portugal's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 4.3% compared to 2017, reaching 4.4%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 4.6%.
Portugal ranks 18th 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 20.0% (from 5.5% in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#18 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
95.7%
EU-27: 4.6%
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp