NL · 2016 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Netherlands, 2016

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
43.9%
Netherlands, 2016
▼ 3.1% vs 2015 (45.3%)
Analysis

In 2016, Netherlands's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 3.1% compared to 2015, reaching 43.9%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 47.5%.

Netherlands ranks 14th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 8.2% (from 47.8% in 2011).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#14 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
92.4%
EU-27: 47.5%
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024