DK · 2020 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Denmark, 2020

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
22.1%
Denmark, 2020
▲ 3.3% vs 2019 (21.4%)
Analysis

In 2020, Denmark's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 3.3% compared to 2019, reaching 22.1%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 21.8%.

Denmark ranks 7th 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 4.7% (from 23.2% in 2015).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#7 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
101.4%
EU-27: 21.8%
Denmark timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024