ES · 2024 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Spain, 2024

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
6.5%
Spain, 2024
▼ 1.5% vs 2023 (6.6%)
Analysis

In 2024, Spain's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 1.5% compared to 2023, reaching 6.5%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 7.4%.

Spain ranks 15th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 6.6% (from 6.1% in 2019).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2024
#15 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2024
87.8%
EU-27: 7.4%
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024