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)
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