PT · 2022 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Portugal, 2022

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
7.1%
Portugal, 2022
▼ 6.6% vs 2021 (7.6%)
Analysis

In 2022, Portugal's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 6.6% compared to 2021, reaching 7.1%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 7.6%.

Portugal ranks 12th 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 12.7% (from 6.3% in 2017).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
93.4%
EU-27: 7.6%
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024