NL · 2023 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Netherlands, 2023
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
16.4%
Netherlands, 2023
▲ 4.5% vs 2022 (15.7%)
Analysis
In 2023, Netherlands's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 4.5% compared to 2022, reaching 16.4%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 19.2%.
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 grown by 1.2% (from 16.2% in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#15 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
85.4%
EU-27: 19.2%
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp