DE · 2017 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Germany, 2017

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
1.0%
Germany, 2017
▲ 0.0% vs 2016 (1.0%)
Analysis

In 2017, Germany's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 0.0% compared to 2016, reaching 1.0%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 1.2%.

Germany ranks 18th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 9.1% (from 1.1% in 2012).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#18 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
83.3%
EU-27: 1.2%
Germany timeline (last 15 years)
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