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 3.6% compared to 2011, reaching 20.2%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 19.7%.
Italy ranks 7th 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 16.8% (from 17.3% in 2007).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.