DE · 2017 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Germany, 2017
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
4.1%
Germany, 2017
▲ 0.0% vs 2016 (4.1%)
Analysis
In 2017, Germany's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 0.0% compared to 2016, reaching 4.1%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 4.6%.
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 2.4% (from 4.2% 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
89.1%
EU-27: 4.6%
Germany timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp