PT · 2018 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Portugal, 2018
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
43.3%
Portugal, 2018
▼ 4.8% vs 2017 (45.5%)
Analysis
In 2018, Portugal's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 4.8% compared to 2017, reaching 43.3%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 46.7%.
Portugal ranks 14th 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 13.4% (from 50.0% in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#14 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
92.7%
EU-27: 46.7%
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp