ES · 2017 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Spain, 2017

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
41.0%
Spain, 2017
▼ 2.6% vs 2016 (42.1%)
Analysis

In 2017, Spain's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 2.6% compared to 2016, reaching 41.0%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 47.0%.

Spain ranks 17th 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 16.7% (from 49.2% in 2012).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#17 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
87.2%
EU-27: 47.0%
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