NL · 2016 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Netherlands, 2016

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
7.1%
Netherlands, 2016
▼ 6.6% vs 2015 (7.6%)
Analysis

In 2016, Netherlands's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 6.6% compared to 2015, reaching 7.1%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 7.0%.

Netherlands ranks 7th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 9.0% (from 7.8% in 2011).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#7 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
101.4%
EU-27: 7.0%
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024