DE · 2023 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Germany, 2023
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
48.1%
Germany, 2023
▼ 1.0% vs 2022 (48.6%)
Analysis
In 2023, Germany's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 1.0% compared to 2022, reaching 48.1%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 48.9%.
Germany ranks 10th 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 7.6% (from 44.7% in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#10 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
98.4%
EU-27: 48.9%
Germany timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp