NL · 2022 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Netherlands, 2022

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
15.7%
Netherlands, 2022
▼ 4.3% vs 2021 (16.4%)
Analysis

In 2022, Netherlands's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 4.3% compared to 2021, reaching 15.7%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 19.3%.

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 5.4% (from 16.6% in 2017).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#15 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
81.3%
EU-27: 19.3%
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024