ES · 2021 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Spain, 2021

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
20.1%
Spain, 2021
▼ 8.2% vs 2020 (21.9%)
Analysis

In 2021, Spain's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 8.2% compared to 2020, reaching 20.1%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 20.2%.

Spain ranks 9th 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 18.9% (from 16.9% in 2016).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#9 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
99.5%
EU-27: 20.2%
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024