DE · 2020 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Germany, 2020

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
4.6%
Germany, 2020
▲ 7.0% vs 2019 (4.3%)
Analysis

In 2020, Germany's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 7.0% compared to 2019, reaching 4.6%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 4.9%.

Germany ranks 21st 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 9.5% (from 4.2% in 2015).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#21 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
93.9%
EU-27: 4.9%
Germany timeline (last 15 years)
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