DE · 2021 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Germany, 2021
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
4.4%
Germany, 2021
▼ 4.3% vs 2020 (4.6%)
Analysis
In 2021, Germany's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 4.3% compared to 2020, reaching 4.4%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 4.8%.
Germany ranks 22nd 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 7.3% (from 4.1% in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#22 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
91.7%
EU-27: 4.8%
Germany timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp