NL · 2017 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Netherlands, 2017
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
16.6%
Netherlands, 2017
▼ 2.9% vs 2016 (17.1%)
Analysis
In 2017, Netherlands's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 2.9% compared to 2016, reaching 16.6%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 19.3%.
Netherlands ranks 13th 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 4.0% (from 17.3% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#13 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
86.0%
EU-27: 19.3%
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp