DK · 2020 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Denmark, 2020

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
9.3%
Denmark, 2020
▲ 6.9% vs 2019 (8.7%)
Analysis

In 2020, Denmark's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 6.9% compared to 2019, reaching 9.3%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 8.0%.

Denmark ranks 1st 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 4.5% (from 8.9% in 2015).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#1 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
116.3%
EU-27: 8.0%
Denmark timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024