IT · 2012 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Italy, 2012
In 2012, Italy's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 3.1% compared to 2011, reaching 50.5%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 50.0%.
Italy ranks 9th 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 8.4% (from 46.6% in 2007).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.