PT · 2023 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Portugal, 2023

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
6.7%
Portugal, 2023
▼ 5.6% vs 2022 (7.1%)
Analysis

In 2023, Portugal's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 5.6% compared to 2022, reaching 6.7%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 7.2%.

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 3.1% (from 6.5% in 2018).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
93.1%
EU-27: 7.2%
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024