ES · 2021 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Spain, 2021
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
49.5%
Spain, 2021
▼ 3.7% vs 2020 (51.4%)
Analysis
In 2021, Spain's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 3.7% compared to 2020, reaching 49.5%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 51.2%.
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 17.6% (from 42.1% in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#11 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
96.7%
EU-27: 51.2%
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp