DE · 2024 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Germany, 2024

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
4.5%
Germany, 2024
▲ 0.0% vs 2023 (4.5%)
Analysis

In 2024, Germany's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 0.0% compared to 2023, reaching 4.5%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 4.8%.

Germany ranks 20th 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 4.7% (from 4.3% in 2019).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2024
#20 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2024
93.8%
EU-27: 4.8%
Germany timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024