IT · 2019 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Italy, 2019
In 2019, Italy's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 1.9% compared to 2018, reaching 21.0%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 19.2%.
Italy ranks 4th 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 0.0% (from 21.0% in 2014).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.