PT · 2019 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Portugal, 2019

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
42.5%
Portugal, 2019
▼ 1.8% vs 2018 (43.3%)
Analysis

In 2019, Portugal's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 1.8% compared to 2018, reaching 42.5%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 46.6%.

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 17.8% (from 51.7% in 2014).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#14 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2019
91.2%
EU-27: 46.6%
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024