NL · 2020 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Netherlands, 2020

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
17.3%
Netherlands, 2020
▲ 8.1% vs 2019 (16.0%)
Analysis

In 2020, Netherlands's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 8.1% compared to 2019, reaching 17.3%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 21.8%.

Netherlands ranks 15th 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 0.6% (from 17.2% in 2015).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#15 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
79.4%
EU-27: 21.8%
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024