PT · 2018 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Portugal, 2018

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
6.5%
Portugal, 2018
▲ 3.2% vs 2017 (6.3%)
Analysis

In 2018, Portugal's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 3.2% compared to 2017, reaching 6.5%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 6.9%.

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 grown by 0.0% (from 6.5% in 2013).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#13 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
94.2%
EU-27: 6.9%
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
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