NL · 2020 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Netherlands, 2020
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
47.8%
Netherlands, 2020
▲ 13.5% vs 2019 (42.1%)
Analysis
In 2020, Netherlands's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 13.5% compared to 2019, reaching 47.8%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 52.9%.
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 grown by 5.5% (from 45.3% in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#15 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
90.4%
EU-27: 52.9%
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp