European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) vs United States of America: Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Gross fixed
Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Gross fixed over time
- European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 985,722 National currency against 658,534 National currency in European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020), a difference of 327,188 National currency.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.5 times European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)'s.
Across all 15 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 4th of 8 regions.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 396,472 National currency | 619,470 National currency | 222,999 National currency | United States of America |
| 2020s | 554,246 National currency | 862,293 National currency | 308,047 National currency | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — gross fixed, European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 985,722 National currency against 658,534 National currency in European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — gross fixed between European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) and United States of America?
- 327,188 National currency, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) and United States of America?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
- How do European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) and United States of America rank globally for annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — gross fixed?
- European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 4th of 8 regions.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Gross fixed capital formation. 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