PT · 2016 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Portugal, 2016
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
44.9%
Portugal, 2016
▼ 7.0% vs 2015 (48.3%)
Analysis
In 2016, Portugal's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 7.0% compared to 2015, reaching 44.9%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 47.5%.
Portugal ranks 12th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 10.2% (from 50.0% in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
94.5%
EU-27: 47.5%
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp