DK · 2017 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Denmark, 2017
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
6.4%
Denmark, 2017
▼ 5.9% vs 2016 (6.8%)
Analysis
In 2017, Denmark's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 5.9% compared to 2016, reaching 6.4%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 4.6%.
Denmark ranks 2nd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 7.2% (from 6.9% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#2 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
139.1%
EU-27: 4.6%
Denmark timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp