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)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp