PT · 2024 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Portugal, 2024
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
17.1%
Portugal, 2024
▲ 4.3% vs 2023 (16.4%)
Analysis
In 2024, Portugal's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 4.3% compared to 2023, reaching 17.1%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 19.6%.
Portugal ranks 14th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 1.2% (from 16.9% in 2019).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2024
#14 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2024
87.2%
EU-27: 19.6%
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp