RO · 2020 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Romania, 2020

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
41.7%
Romania, 2020
▲ 14.9% vs 2019 (36.3%)
Analysis

In 2020, Romania's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 14.9% compared to 2019, reaching 41.7%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 52.9%.

Romania ranks 25th 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 16.2% (from 35.9% in 2015).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#25 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
78.8%
EU-27: 52.9%
Romania timeline (last 15 years)
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