PT · 2019 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Portugal, 2019

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
4.5%
Portugal, 2019
▲ 2.3% vs 2018 (4.4%)
Analysis

In 2019, Portugal's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 2.3% compared to 2018, reaching 4.5%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 4.7%.

Portugal ranks 19th 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 15.1% (from 5.3% in 2014).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#19 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2019
95.7%
EU-27: 4.7%
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
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