General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

In 2024, Czechia's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 1.8% compared to 2023, reaching 42.9%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 49.1%.

Czechia ranks 21st out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 6.2% (from 40.4% in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.