Government expenditure by function
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- OECD
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Publication Date
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08 July 2011
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Data are:
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Annual
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DOI
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10.1787/data-00019-en
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Years covered
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1950-2010
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Abstract
This subset of the general government accounts dataset focuses on the government expenditure by function. Government expenditure by function are presented in terms of function and sector. The economic flows of expenditure are aggregated according to the Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG). Data are expressed in millions of national currency at current prices and are available from 1950 onwards.
Keywords: government accounts, defence, consumption expenditure, social protection, statistics, economic affairs, capital formation, transfer, government expenditure