NL · 2021 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Netherlands, 2021

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
8.3%
Netherlands, 2021
▲ 2.5% vs 2020 (8.1%)
Analysis

In 2021, Netherlands's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 2.5% compared to 2020, reaching 8.3%.

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 16.9% (from 7.1% in 2016).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
103.8%
EU-27: 8.0%
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024