ES · 2016 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Spain, 2016

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
16.9%
Spain, 2016
▼ 0.6% vs 2015 (17.0%)
Analysis

In 2016, Spain's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 0.6% compared to 2015, reaching 16.9%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 19.6%.

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 grown by 0.0% (from 16.9% in 2011).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#14 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
86.2%
EU-27: 19.6%
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