DE · 2021 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Germany, 2021

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
1.1%
Germany, 2021
▲ 0.0% vs 2020 (1.1%)
Analysis

In 2021, Germany's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 0.0% compared to 2020, reaching 1.1%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 1.3%.

Germany ranks 17th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 10.0% (from 1.0% in 2016).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#17 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
84.6%
EU-27: 1.3%
Germany timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024