PT · 2022 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Portugal, 2022

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
4.4%
Portugal, 2022
▼ 6.4% vs 2021 (4.7%)
Analysis

In 2022, Portugal's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 6.4% compared to 2021, reaching 4.4%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 4.6%.

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 4.3% (from 4.6% in 2017).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#19 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
95.7%
EU-27: 4.6%
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024