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General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Dataset gov_10a_exp published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. This page describes the source table. The measures below are the specific selections this site takes from it.

About the source table

Publisher: Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Original producer: Eurostat
Code: gov_10a_exp
Last update by provider: 21 October 2026
Last checked here: 9 November 2026
Dimensions: Time frequency, Unit of measure, Sector, Classification of the functions of government (COFOG 1999), National accounts indicator (ESA 2010), Geopolitical entity (reporting), Time

Measures taken from this dataset

Measure	Fixed selection	Unit
Government spending on health	freq=A cofog99=GF07 na_item=TE sector=S13 unit=PC_GDP	% of GDP
Government spending on education	freq=A cofog99=GF09 na_item=TE sector=S13 unit=PC_GDP	% of GDP
Government spending on social protection	freq=A cofog99=GF10 na_item=TE sector=S13 unit=PC_GDP	% of GDP
Government spending on defence	freq=A cofog99=GF02 na_item=TE sector=S13 unit=PC_GDP	% of GDP