BE · 2024 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Belgium, 2024
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
20.4%
Belgium, 2024
▲ 1.5% vs 2023 (20.1%)
Analysis
In 2024, Belgium's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 1.5% compared to 2023, reaching 20.4%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 19.6%.
Belgium ranks 5th 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 6.2% (from 19.2% in 2019).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2024
#5 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2024
104.1%
EU-27: 19.6%
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp