ES · 2018 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Spain, 2018
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
41.5%
Spain, 2018
▲ 1.2% vs 2017 (41.0%)
Analysis
In 2018, Spain's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 1.2% compared to 2017, reaching 41.5%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 46.7%.
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 10.2% (from 46.2% in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#17 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
88.9%
EU-27: 46.7%
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp