DE · 2012 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Germany, 2012
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
45.1%
Germany, 2012
▼ 0.4% vs 2011 (45.3%)
Analysis
In 2012, Germany's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 0.4% compared to 2011, reaching 45.1%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 50.0%.
Germany ranks 16th 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 3.7% (from 43.5% in 2007).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2012
#16 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2012
90.2%
EU-27: 50.0%
Germany timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp