DE · 2019 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Germany, 2019
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
19.2%
Germany, 2019
▲ 1.6% vs 2018 (18.9%)
Analysis
In 2019, Germany's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 1.6% compared to 2018, reaching 19.2%.
The figure is in line with the EU-27 average of 19.2%.
Germany ranks 8th 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 4.3% (from 18.4% in 2014).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2019
100.0%
EU-27: 19.2%
Germany timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp