NL · 2022 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Netherlands, 2022

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
43.3%
Netherlands, 2022
▼ 5.7% vs 2021 (45.9%)
Analysis

In 2022, Netherlands's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 5.7% compared to 2021, reaching 43.3%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 49.2%.

Netherlands ranks 17th 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 1.2% (from 42.8% in 2017).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#17 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
88.0%
EU-27: 49.2%
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024