PT · 2021 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Portugal, 2021
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
7.6%
Portugal, 2021
▲ 2.7% vs 2020 (7.4%)
Analysis
In 2021, Portugal's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 2.7% compared to 2020, reaching 7.6%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 8.0%.
Portugal ranks 11th 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 24.6% (from 6.1% in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#11 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
95.0%
EU-27: 8.0%
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp