DE · 2020 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Germany, 2020
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
21.4%
Germany, 2020
▲ 11.5% vs 2019 (19.2%)
Analysis
In 2020, Germany's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 11.5% compared to 2019, reaching 21.4%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 21.8%.
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 14.4% (from 18.7% in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#9 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
98.2%
EU-27: 21.8%
Germany timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp