Government Expenditure in the EU: total government spending by function...
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Updated Jun 27, 2025
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EmailClick to copy linkLink copiedCiteLorenzo Macchi (2025). Government Expenditure in the EU: total government spending by function 1995-2022 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/study/203665/government-spending-in-europe/Dataset updatedJun 27, 2025AuthorsLorenzo MacchiArea coveredEuropean UnionDescriptionTotal government spending by the member states of the European Union has increased consistently over the period since 1995, rising from around three trillion Euros annually to almost eight trillion in 2022. The COVID-19 pandemic caused a particularly large increase in spending in 2020 and 2021, as governments across the EU spent money on their health services in order to try to contain the pandemic, as well as increasing spending on economic affairs in order to support and stimulate their economies.
Total government spending in the EU by function 1995-2023
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Updated Sep 23, 2025ShareFacebookTwitterEmailClick to copy linkLink copiedCiteStatista (2025). Total government spending in the EU by function 1995-2023 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1379290/government-expenditure-eu-spending-total-by-function/Dataset updatedSep 23, 2025Area coveredEuropean Union, EUDescriptionTotal government spending by the member states of the European Union has increased consistently over the period since 1995, rising from around 3.4 trillion euros annually to almost 8.4 trillion in 2023. Social protection was the largest spending function in 2023, at 3.3 trillion euros. The COVID-19 pandemic caused a particularly large increase in spending in 2020 and 2021, as governments across the EU invested money in their health services to try to contain the pandemic.
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FacebookTwitterEmailTotal government spending by the member states of the European Union has increased consistently over the period since 1995, rising from around three trillion Euros annually to almost eight trillion in 2022. The COVID-19 pandemic caused a particularly large increase in spending in 2020 and 2021, as governments across the EU spent money on their health services in order to try to contain the pandemic, as well as increasing spending on economic affairs in order to support and stimulate their economies.