PT · 2020 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Portugal, 2020

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
19.0%
Portugal, 2020
▲ 12.4% vs 2019 (16.9%)
Analysis

In 2020, Portugal's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 12.4% compared to 2019, reaching 19.0%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 21.8%.

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 2.2% (from 18.6% in 2015).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
87.2%
EU-27: 21.8%
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024