PT · 2019 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Portugal, 2019

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
16.9%
Portugal, 2019
▼ 0.6% vs 2018 (17.0%)
Analysis

In 2019, Portugal's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 0.6% compared to 2018, reaching 16.9%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 19.2%.

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 fallen by 11.5% (from 19.1% in 2014).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2019
88.0%
EU-27: 19.2%
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024