DK · 2016 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Denmark, 2016
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
22.6%
Denmark, 2016
▼ 2.6% vs 2015 (23.2%)
Analysis
In 2016, Denmark's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 2.6% compared to 2015, reaching 22.6%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 19.6%.
Denmark ranks 3rd 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 7.0% (from 24.3% in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
115.3%
EU-27: 19.6%
Denmark timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp