DK · 2017 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Denmark, 2017
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
22.0%
Denmark, 2017
▼ 2.7% vs 2016 (22.6%)
Analysis
In 2017, Denmark's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 2.7% compared to 2016, reaching 22.0%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 19.3%.
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 9.1% (from 24.2% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
114.0%
EU-27: 19.3%
Denmark timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp