BE · 2021 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Belgium, 2021
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
6.2%
Belgium, 2021
▼ 4.6% vs 2020 (6.5%)
Analysis
In 2021, Belgium's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 4.6% compared to 2020, reaching 6.2%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 4.8%.
Belgium ranks 2nd 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 1.6% (from 6.3% in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#2 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
129.2%
EU-27: 4.8%
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp