PT · 2017 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Portugal, 2017
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
45.5%
Portugal, 2017
▲ 1.3% vs 2016 (44.9%)
Analysis
In 2017, Portugal's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 1.3% compared to 2016, reaching 45.5%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 47.0%.
Portugal ranks 10th 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 6.8% (from 48.8% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#10 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
96.8%
EU-27: 47.0%
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp