DK · 2021 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Denmark, 2021
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
49.7%
Denmark, 2021
▼ 6.8% vs 2020 (53.3%)
Analysis
In 2021, Denmark's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 6.8% compared to 2020, reaching 49.7%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 51.2%.
Denmark ranks 10th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 5.2% (from 52.4% in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#10 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
97.1%
EU-27: 51.2%
Denmark timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp