PT · 2021 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Portugal, 2021
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
47.3%
Portugal, 2021
▼ 3.7% vs 2020 (49.1%)
Analysis
In 2021, Portugal's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 3.7% compared to 2020, reaching 47.3%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 51.2%.
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 grown by 5.3% (from 44.9% in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#14 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
92.4%
EU-27: 51.2%
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp