ES · 2017 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Spain, 2017
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
5.9%
Spain, 2017
▼ 1.7% vs 2016 (6.0%)
Analysis
In 2017, Spain's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 1.7% compared to 2016, reaching 5.9%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 6.9%.
Spain ranks 14th 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 4.8% (from 6.2% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#14 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
85.5%
EU-27: 6.9%
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp