ES · 2018 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Spain, 2018
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
16.8%
Spain, 2018
▲ 1.2% vs 2017 (16.6%)
Analysis
In 2018, Spain's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 1.2% compared to 2017, reaching 16.8%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 19.1%.
Spain ranks 12th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 7.2% (from 18.1% in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
88.0%
EU-27: 19.1%
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp