PT · 2024 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Portugal, 2024
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
42.4%
Portugal, 2024
▲ 1.0% vs 2023 (42.0%)
Analysis
In 2024, Portugal's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 1.0% compared to 2023, reaching 42.4%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 49.1%.
Portugal ranks 22nd 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 0.2% (from 42.5% in 2019).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2024
#22 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2024
86.4%
EU-27: 49.1%
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp