DK · 2012 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Denmark, 2012

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
6.9%
Denmark, 2012
▲ 1.5% vs 2011 (6.8%)
Analysis

In 2012, Denmark's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 1.5% compared to 2011, reaching 6.9%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 4.8%.

Denmark ranks 2nd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 16.9% (from 5.9% in 2007).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2012
#2 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2012
143.8%
EU-27: 4.8%
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