DE · 2016 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Germany, 2016
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
19.1%
Germany, 2016
▲ 2.1% vs 2015 (18.7%)
Analysis
In 2016, Germany's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 2.1% compared to 2015, reaching 19.1%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 19.6%.
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 3.2% (from 18.5% in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#9 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
97.4%
EU-27: 19.6%
Germany timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp