PT · 2022 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Portugal, 2022

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
43.9%
Portugal, 2022
▼ 7.2% vs 2021 (47.3%)
Analysis

In 2022, Portugal's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 7.2% compared to 2021, reaching 43.9%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 49.2%.

Portugal ranks 16th 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 3.5% (from 45.5% in 2017).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#16 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
89.2%
EU-27: 49.2%
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024