DE · 2021 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Germany, 2021

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
20.5%
Germany, 2021
▼ 4.2% vs 2020 (21.4%)
Analysis

In 2021, Germany's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 4.2% compared to 2020, reaching 20.5%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 20.2%.

Germany ranks 6th 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 7.3% (from 19.1% in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#6 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
101.5%
EU-27: 20.2%
Germany timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024