DE · 2021 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Germany, 2021
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
8.5%
Germany, 2021
▲ 2.4% vs 2020 (8.3%)
Analysis
In 2021, Germany's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 2.4% compared to 2020, reaching 8.5%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 8.0%.
Germany ranks 5th 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 19.7% (from 7.1% in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#5 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
106.3%
EU-27: 8.0%
Germany timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp