NL · 2021 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Netherlands, 2021
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
45.9%
Netherlands, 2021
▼ 4.0% vs 2020 (47.8%)
Analysis
In 2021, Netherlands's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 4.0% compared to 2020, reaching 45.9%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 51.2%.
Netherlands ranks 16th 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 4.6% (from 43.9% in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#16 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
89.6%
EU-27: 51.2%
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp