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