DK · 2021 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Denmark, 2021
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
20.5%
Denmark, 2021
▼ 7.2% vs 2020 (22.1%)
Analysis
In 2021, Denmark's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 7.2% compared to 2020, reaching 20.5%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 20.2%.
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 9.3% (from 22.6% in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#7 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
101.5%
EU-27: 20.2%
Denmark timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp