DE · 2017 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Germany, 2017

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
44.5%
Germany, 2017
▼ 0.4% vs 2016 (44.7%)
Analysis

In 2017, Germany's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 0.4% compared to 2016, reaching 44.5%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 47.0%.

Germany ranks 12th 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 45.1% in 2012).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
94.7%
EU-27: 47.0%
Germany timeline (last 15 years)
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