NL · 2023 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Netherlands, 2023
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
44.0%
Netherlands, 2023
▲ 1.6% vs 2022 (43.3%)
Analysis
In 2023, Netherlands's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 1.6% compared to 2022, reaching 44.0%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 48.9%.
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 3.8% (from 42.4% in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#17 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
90.0%
EU-27: 48.9%
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp