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)
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