DE · 2018 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Germany, 2018
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
18.9%
Germany, 2018
▼ 0.5% vs 2017 (19.0%)
Analysis
In 2018, Germany's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 0.5% compared to 2017, reaching 18.9%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 19.1%.
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 1.6% (from 18.6% in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#9 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
99.0%
EU-27: 19.1%
Germany timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp