DE · 2022 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Germany, 2022

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
8.3%
Germany, 2022
▼ 2.4% vs 2021 (8.5%)
Analysis

In 2022, Germany's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 2.4% compared to 2021, reaching 8.3%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 7.6%.

Germany ranks 4th 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 2017).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
109.2%
EU-27: 7.6%
Germany timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024