DE · 2020 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Germany, 2020

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
8.3%
Germany, 2020
▲ 15.3% vs 2019 (7.2%)
Analysis

In 2020, Germany's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 15.3% compared to 2019, reaching 8.3%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 8.0%.

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 18.6% (from 7.0% in 2015).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#7 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
103.8%
EU-27: 8.0%
Germany timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024