IT · 2011 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Italy, 2011
In 2011, Italy's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 1.6% compared to 2010, reaching 49.0%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 49.3%.
Italy ranks 11th 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 2.9% (from 47.6% in 2006).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.