PT · 2016 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Portugal, 2016
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
18.1%
Portugal, 2016
▼ 2.7% vs 2015 (18.6%)
Analysis
In 2016, Portugal's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 2.7% compared to 2015, reaching 18.1%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 19.6%.
Portugal ranks 10th 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 0.6% (from 18.0% in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#10 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
92.3%
EU-27: 19.6%
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp