NL · 2017 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Netherlands, 2017
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
5.0%
Netherlands, 2017
▼ 3.8% vs 2016 (5.2%)
Analysis
In 2017, Netherlands's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 3.8% compared to 2016, reaching 5.0%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 4.6%.
Netherlands ranks 11th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 9.1% (from 5.5% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#11 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
108.7%
EU-27: 4.6%
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp