DE · 2016 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Germany, 2016
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
44.7%
Germany, 2016
▲ 0.4% vs 2015 (44.5%)
Analysis
In 2016, Germany's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 0.4% compared to 2015, reaching 44.7%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 47.5%.
Germany ranks 13th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 1.3% (from 45.3% in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#13 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
94.1%
EU-27: 47.5%
Germany timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp