PT · 2023 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Portugal, 2023
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
16.4%
Portugal, 2023
▼ 6.3% vs 2022 (17.5%)
Analysis
In 2023, Portugal's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 6.3% compared to 2022, reaching 16.4%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 19.2%.
Portugal ranks 16th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 3.5% (from 17.0% in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#16 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
85.4%
EU-27: 19.2%
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp