RO · 2018 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Romania, 2018

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
34.6%
Romania, 2018
▲ 3.0% vs 2017 (33.6%)
Analysis

In 2018, Romania's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 3.0% compared to 2017, reaching 34.6%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 46.7%.

Romania ranks 24th 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 3.4% (from 35.8% in 2013).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#24 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
74.1%
EU-27: 46.7%
Romania timeline (last 15 years)
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