DE · 2024 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Germany, 2024

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
20.4%
Germany, 2024
▲ 4.6% vs 2023 (19.5%)
Analysis

In 2024, Germany's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 4.6% compared to 2023, reaching 20.4%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 19.6%.

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 6.2% (from 19.2% in 2019).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2024
#6 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2024
104.1%
EU-27: 19.6%
Germany timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024