DE · 2023 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Germany, 2023
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
4.5%
Germany, 2023
▲ 2.3% vs 2022 (4.4%)
Analysis
In 2023, Germany's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 2.3% compared to 2022, reaching 4.5%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 4.7%.
Germany ranks 19th 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 7.1% (from 4.2% in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#19 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
95.7%
EU-27: 4.7%
Germany timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp