NL · 2021 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Netherlands, 2021
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
16.4%
Netherlands, 2021
▼ 5.2% vs 2020 (17.3%)
Analysis
In 2021, Netherlands's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 5.2% compared to 2020, reaching 16.4%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 20.2%.
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 fallen by 4.1% (from 17.1% in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#15 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
81.2%
EU-27: 20.2%
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp