DE · 2023 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Germany, 2023

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
19.5%
Germany, 2023
▼ 1.5% vs 2022 (19.8%)
Analysis

In 2023, Germany's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 1.5% compared to 2022, reaching 19.5%.

The figure is above 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 3.2% (from 18.9% in 2018).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
101.6%
EU-27: 19.2%
Germany timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024