DE · 2023 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Germany, 2023

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
7.4%
Germany, 2023
▼ 10.8% vs 2022 (8.3%)
Analysis

In 2023, Germany's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 10.8% compared to 2022, reaching 7.4%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 7.2%.

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 5.7% (from 7.0% in 2018).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#9 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
102.8%
EU-27: 7.2%
Germany timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024