General public services share of government expenditure (COFOG) in the euro area (21) i

Name: General public services share of government expenditure (COFOG) in the euro area (21): 12.4% in 2024
Creator: Eurostat
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Basic · Annual · %

Source: Eurostat (gov_10a_exp), retrieved 2026-10-20 · View on Eurostat · See technical sheet

12.4%

Euro area (21) · 2024

Year-on-year change+0.4 pp

Previous period12.0% 2023

Rank in Europe—

EU2712.4%

Spain12.8%

Trend

Country ranking → Euro area (21) →

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About this indicator

What is the latest general public services share of government expenditure (COFOG) figure in the euro area (21)?: 12.4% in 2024. The EU27 figure is 12.4%.
What does general public services share of government expenditure (COFOG) measure?: General public services share of government expenditure (COFOG), in %. Descriptive indicator: a higher or lower value is not better in itself; the ranking orders from highest to lowest.
Where does the general public services share of government expenditure (COFOG) data come from?: Eurostat, dataset gov_10a_exp («General government expenditure by function (COFOG)»). RAC-EU downloads it from Eurostat's official API and checks it every day.
How often is general public services share of government expenditure (COFOG) updated?: Annual. The latest period published is 2024; RAC-EU adds new data and revisions on the day Eurostat publishes them.

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