ES · 2021 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Spain, 2021

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
4.5%
Spain, 2021
▼ 2.2% vs 2020 (4.6%)
Analysis

In 2021, Spain's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 2.2% compared to 2020, reaching 4.5%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 4.8%.

Spain ranks 21st 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 12.5% (from 4.0% in 2016).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#21 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
93.8%
EU-27: 4.8%
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
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