BE · 2016 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Belgium, 2016
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
53.4%
Belgium, 2016
▼ 0.9% vs 2015 (53.9%)
Analysis
In 2016, Belgium's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 0.9% compared to 2015, reaching 53.4%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 47.5%.
Belgium ranks 3rd 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 2.9% (from 55.0% in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
112.4%
EU-27: 47.5%
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp