ES · 2024 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Spain, 2024

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
18.7%
Spain, 2024
▲ 1.1% vs 2023 (18.5%)
Analysis

In 2024, Spain's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 1.1% compared to 2023, reaching 18.7%.

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

Spain ranks 10th 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 8.1% (from 17.3% in 2019).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2024
#10 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2024
95.4%
EU-27: 19.6%
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024