PT · 2018 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Portugal, 2018
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
17.0%
Portugal, 2018
▼ 1.7% vs 2017 (17.3%)
Analysis
In 2018, Portugal's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 1.7% compared to 2017, reaching 17.0%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 19.1%.
Portugal ranks 11th 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 12.8% (from 19.5% in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#11 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
89.0%
EU-27: 19.1%
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp