DE · 2017 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Germany, 2017
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
7.0%
Germany, 2017
▼ 1.4% vs 2016 (7.1%)
Analysis
In 2017, Germany's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 1.4% compared to 2016, reaching 7.0%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 6.9%.
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 4.5% (from 6.7% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#9 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
101.4%
EU-27: 6.9%
Germany timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp