ES · 2012 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Spain, 2012

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
49.2%
Spain, 2012
▲ 7.2% vs 2011 (45.9%)
Analysis

In 2012, Spain's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 7.2% compared to 2011, reaching 49.2%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 50.0%.

Spain ranks 11th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 25.5% (from 39.2% in 2007).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2012
#11 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2012
98.4%
EU-27: 50.0%
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