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%
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