Australia vs Germany: Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of
Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of over time
- Australia
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 357,317 National currency against 279,756 National currency in Australia, a difference of 77,561 National currency.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 16th and Germany ranks 14th of 29 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61,919 National currency | 180,004 National currency | 118,085 National currency | Germany |
| 2000s | 92,667 National currency | 192,695 National currency | 100,028 National currency | Germany |
| 2010s | 165,247 National currency | 242,582 National currency | 77,336 National currency | Germany |
| 2020s | 242,024 National currency | 324,613 National currency | 82,589 National currency | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of, Australia or Germany?
- Germany, at 357,317 National currency against 279,756 National currency in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of between Australia and Germany?
- 77,561 National currency, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Germany?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Germany rank globally for annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of?
- Australia ranks 16th and Germany ranks 14th of 29 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of employees. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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