NL · 2021 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Netherlands, 2021
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
5.0%
Netherlands, 2021
▼ 2.0% vs 2020 (5.1%)
Analysis
In 2021, Netherlands's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 2.0% compared to 2020, reaching 5.0%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 4.8%.
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 3.8% (from 5.2% in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#11 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
104.2%
EU-27: 4.8%
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp