DE · 2021 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Germany, 2021
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
50.7%
Germany, 2021
▼ 0.8% vs 2020 (51.1%)
Analysis
In 2021, Germany's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 0.8% compared to 2020, reaching 50.7%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 51.2%.
Germany ranks 7th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 13.4% (from 44.7% in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#7 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
99.0%
EU-27: 51.2%
Germany timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp