DE · 2022 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Germany, 2022

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
48.6%
Germany, 2022
▼ 4.1% vs 2021 (50.7%)
Analysis

In 2022, Germany's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 4.1% compared to 2021, reaching 48.6%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 49.2%.

Germany ranks 9th 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 9.2% (from 44.5% in 2017).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#9 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
98.8%
EU-27: 49.2%
Germany timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024