PT · 2012 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Portugal, 2012
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
6.6%
Portugal, 2012
▼ 4.3% vs 2011 (6.9%)
Analysis
In 2012, Portugal's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 4.3% compared to 2011, reaching 6.6%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 7.1%.
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 7.0% (from 7.1% in 2007).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2012
#14 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2012
93.0%
EU-27: 7.1%
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp