Representation of the total amount decided of the projects over total planned
Source: Own elaboration based on European Union web (cohesiondata.ec.europa.eu)
With regards to the European Regional Development Fund highlights Spain, with the lower average of all the countries, because they have decided only the 51% of their planned amount. Finland and Slovenia have a low decided average as well, being approximately 60% of their total planned amount.
However, the countries that have decided a higher amount over their planned amount are Cyprus and Hungary. Both states present a ratio greater than 100%, having decided on a larger budget amount than they had planned, probable due to the reasons explained in the CF Map. Next are Malta, Netherlands and Luxembourg, with an average close to 100%, having decided almost all their planned amount.
Representation of the total spent amount of the projects over total decided
Source: Own elaboration based on European Union web (cohesiondata.ec.europa.eu)
This map also shows the average of the ratio spent amount over total decided by country, but now from the European Regional Development Fund. At first sight it can be observe that Finland is the country with the highest average, above 80%, and therefore, coloured with a darker colour.
Nevertheless, Hungary, Croatia and Slovenia are the countries with the lowest average of spent over decided amount. Hungary opposes its position as one of the countries with a higher average of decided amount over total planed with one of the worst averages of spent amount over decided.