Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Intermediate consumption, Other taxes on production, Current taxes on income, wealth, etc., Adjustment for the change in pension entitlements by country
This table provides a breakdown of government expenditure according to the Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG), which shows how much governments spend in areas such as health, education, environmental protection, defence and servicing public debt. The presentation is on a country-by-country basis....
What the numbers show
Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Intermediate consumption, Other taxes on production, Current taxes on income, wealth, etc., Adjustment for the change in pension entitlements is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 88.25 million National currency in Colombia; the lowest is 4,188 National currency in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 141,991 National currency, and the mean is 4.08 million National currency.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 21,074.
Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Intermediate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia | 88.25 million National currency | 2024 | up 105.9% | rising |
| 2 | Japan | 28.21 million National currency | 2024 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 2 | Poland | 256,179 National currency | 2024 | up 154.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Chile | 11.77 million National currency | 2024 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 3 | Netherlands | 75,953 National currency | 2024 | up 68.1% | rising |
| 3 | Croatia | 6,494 National currency | 2024 | up 69.5% | rising |
| 4 | Hungary | 6.94 million National currency | 2024 | up 174.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Slovenia | 4,405 National currency | 2024 | up 77.2% | rising |
| 5 | United States of America | 1.96 million National currency | 2024 | up 76.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Lithuania | 3,492 National currency | 2024 | up 104.5% | rising |
| 6 | Costa Rica | 1.48 million National currency | 2022 | up 95.5% | rising |
| 6 | Estonia | 2,515 National currency | 2024 | up 90.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Sweden | 734,143 National currency | 2024 | up 59.3% | rising |
| 7 | Latvia | 2,489 National currency | 2024 | up 61.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Czechia | 486,568 National currency | 2024 | up 72.7% | rising |
| 9 | Iceland | 426,998 National currency | 2024 | up 117.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Norway | 396,549 National currency | 2024 | up 88.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Germany | 280,709 National currency | 2024 | up 78.4% | rising |
| 12 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 250,281 National currency | 2024 | up 52.3% | rising |
| 13 | Australia | 245,945 National currency | 2024 | up 76.0% | rising |
| 14 | Denmark | 245,073 National currency | 2024 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 15 | France | 174,777 National currency | 2024 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 16 | Israel | 174,425 National currency | 2024 | up 106.0% | rising |
| 17 | Italy | 141,991 National currency | 2024 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 18 | Romania | 110,406 National currency | 2024 | up 170.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Spain | 90,574 National currency | 2024 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 20 | Switzerland | 42,015 National currency | 2024 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 21 | Austria | 36,885 National currency | 2024 | up 59.6% | rising |
| 22 | Finland | 32,463 National currency | 2024 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 23 | Belgium | 26,984 National currency | 2024 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 24 | Ireland | 20,187 National currency | 2024 | up 124.0% | rising |
| 25 | Portugal | 15,112 National currency | 2024 | up 54.8% | rising |
| 26 | Greece | 12,619 National currency | 2024 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 4,888 National currency | 2024 | up 107.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Luxembourg | 4,188 National currency | 2025 | up 94.5% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Korea 93.41 million National currency
- Euro area (20 countries) 942,489 National currency
- Slovak Republic 7,602 National currency
About this data
This table provides a breakdown of government expenditure according to the Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG), which shows how much governments spend in areas such as health, education, environmental protection, defence and servicing public debt. The presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union and the euro area. Data are also available, for most countries, for the sub-sectors of general government. Specific categories of expenditure (such as health and education) can be selected using the ‘Expenditure’ filter, while details of the type of expenditure such as compensation of employees (payment of wages and salaries and employers’ social contributions) can be selected using the ‘Transaction’ filter. For government final consumption expenditure a breakdown is also provided, in the ‘Transaction’ filter, between individual and collective consumption expenditure. Data is for General Government. For most countries, results are also available for the General Government sub-sectors: central, local and state (regional) government and social security. These sub-sectors can be selected using the ‘Institutional sector’ filter. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE11 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage: Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org