Public expenditure on recreation, culture and religion, as a percentage of GDP, Spain

The name at the source «General government expenditure by function (COFOG)»

What this number is

It is what general government, including regional and local government, spent in a year on this function of government, under the classification of functions that Eurostat uses, as a percentage of GDP, the value of everything the economy produces in a year.

1,2 % of GDP (provisional data)

This is Eurostat's classification of the functions of government, on a national accounts basis, including regional and local government. The budget maps and budget execution use public budget accounting and the scope stated in the name. Eurostat uses national accounts and also includes regional and local government. These measures are not directly comparable.

identifier despesa-por-funcao-2024-gf08-es

Published by Eurostat (gov_10a_exp; geo=ES)

Proof

Field returned

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