NL · 2020 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Netherlands, 2020

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
8.1%
Netherlands, 2020
▲ 12.5% vs 2019 (7.2%)
Analysis

In 2020, Netherlands's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 12.5% compared to 2019, reaching 8.1%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 8.0%.

Netherlands ranks 8th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 6.6% (from 7.6% in 2015).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
101.3%
EU-27: 8.0%
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024