PT · 2016 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Portugal, 2016
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
6.1%
Portugal, 2016
▼ 1.6% vs 2015 (6.2%)
Analysis
In 2016, Portugal's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 1.6% compared to 2015, reaching 6.1%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 7.0%.
Portugal ranks 13th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 11.6% (from 6.9% in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#13 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
87.1%
EU-27: 7.0%
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp