PT · 2017 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Portugal, 2017
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
6.3%
Portugal, 2017
▲ 3.3% vs 2016 (6.1%)
Analysis
In 2017, Portugal's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 3.3% compared to 2016, reaching 6.3%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 6.9%.
Portugal ranks 13th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 4.5% (from 6.6% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#13 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
91.3%
EU-27: 6.9%
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp