NL · 2018 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Netherlands, 2018

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
42.4%
Netherlands, 2018
▼ 0.9% vs 2017 (42.8%)
Analysis

In 2018, Netherlands's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 0.9% compared to 2017, reaching 42.4%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 46.7%.

Netherlands ranks 15th 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 10.7% (from 47.5% in 2013).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#15 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
90.8%
EU-27: 46.7%
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024