NL · 2018 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Netherlands, 2018
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
16.2%
Netherlands, 2018
▼ 2.4% vs 2017 (16.6%)
Analysis
In 2018, Netherlands's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 2.4% compared to 2017, reaching 16.2%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 19.1%.
Netherlands ranks 14th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 8.0% (from 17.6% in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#14 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
84.8%
EU-27: 19.1%
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp