NL · 2017 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Netherlands, 2017

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
42.8%
Netherlands, 2017
▼ 2.5% vs 2016 (43.9%)
Analysis

In 2017, Netherlands's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 2.5% compared to 2016, reaching 42.8%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 47.0%.

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 10.1% (from 47.6% in 2012).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#14 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
91.1%
EU-27: 47.0%
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024