IT · 2013 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Italy, 2013
In 2013, Italy's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 0.8% compared to 2012, reaching 50.9%.
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 6.5% (from 47.8% in 2008).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.