PT · 2020 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Portugal, 2020
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
7.4%
Portugal, 2020
▲ 13.8% vs 2019 (6.5%)
Analysis
In 2020, Portugal's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 13.8% compared to 2019, reaching 7.4%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 8.0%.
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 grown by 19.4% (from 6.2% in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#14 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
92.5%
EU-27: 8.0%
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp