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 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 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
#18 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
95.7%
EU-27: 4.7%
Germany timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024