Government expenditure by sub-sector of general government, 2010 data - Issue number 16/2012 - Products Statistics in Focus

The share of social security funds spending increased from 2008 onwards

In 2010 in the European Union, total expenditure at general government level made up 50.6% of GDP. Central government accounted for 38.5% of general government total expenditure (TE) or 18.8% of GDP, when transfers to other subsectors of general government are consolidated. State government made up 5.7% of TE or 4.0% of GDP, local government accounted for 24.3% of TE and 11.9% of GDP, with social security funds making up the remainder – 31.5% of TE or 16.0% of GDP.