DE · 2018 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Germany, 2018

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
44.7%
Germany, 2018
▲ 0.4% vs 2017 (44.5%)
Analysis

In 2018, Germany's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 0.4% compared to 2017, reaching 44.7%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 46.7%.

Germany ranks 11th 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 1.1% (from 45.2% in 2013).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#11 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
95.7%
EU-27: 46.7%
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