Housing and community amenities expenditure (COFOG) i
30 countries with data for 2024 · Frequency: Annual · Unit: % of GDP · Basic
Source: Eurostat (gov_10a_exp), retrieved 2026-10-17 · View on Eurostat · See technical sheet
EU270.7%
Euro area0.7%
Spain0.5% 20 of 30
Simple average0.8%
Highest · 
Cyprus2.1%
Cyprus2.1%Lowest · 
Switzerland0.2%
Switzerland0.2%Trend
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Country ranking
| # | Country | Value | Year-on-year change | EU27 rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| · |  European Union (27) | 0.7% | -0.5 pp | — |
| · | Euro area (21) | 0.7% | -0.5 pp | — |
| · | Euro area (20, until 2025) | 0.7% | -0.5 pp | — |
| 1 | Cyprus | 2.1% | +0.2 pp | 1/27 |
| 2 |  Croatia | 1.5% | -0.2 pp | 2/27 |
| 2 |  Romania | 1.5% | 0.0 pp | 2/27 |
| 4 |  France | 1.4% | +0.1 pp | 4/27 |
| 5 |  Latvia | 1.0% | +0.1 pp | 5/27 |
| 5 |  Hungary | 1.0% | -0.6 pp | 5/27 |
| 5 |  Bulgaria | 1.0% | -0.1 pp | 5/27 |
| 8 |  Norway | 0.9% | +0.1 pp | — |
| 8 |  Czechia | 0.9% | +0.1 pp | 8/27 |
| 10 |  Sweden | 0.8% | 0.0 pp | 9/27 |
| 10 |  Italy | 0.8% | -3.6 pp | 9/27 |
| 10 |  Lithuania | 0.8% | +0.1 pp | 9/27 |
| 13 |  Iceland | 0.7% | +0.1 pp | — |
| 14 |  Portugal | 0.6% | 0.0 pp | 12/27 |
| 14 |  Ireland | 0.6% | 0.0 pp | 12/27 |
| 14 |  Poland | 0.6% | -0.1 pp | 12/27 |
| 14 |  Malta | 0.6% | -0.2 pp | 12/27 |
| 14 |  Luxembourg | 0.6% | — | 12/27 |
| 14 |  Netherlands | 0.6% | 0.0 pp | 12/27 |
| 20 |  Slovakia | 0.5% | 0.0 pp | 18/27 |
| 20 |  Finland | 0.5% | 0.0 pp | 18/27 |
| 20 |  Greece | 0.5% | +0.1 pp | 18/27 |
| 20 |  Germany | 0.5% | +0.1 pp | 18/27 |
| 20 |  Spain | 0.5% | 0.0 pp | 18/27 |
| 25 |  Estonia | 0.4% | 0.0 pp | 23/27 |
| 25 |  Austria | 0.4% | 0.0 pp | 23/27 |
| 25 |  Slovenia | 0.4% | -0.1 pp | 23/27 |
| 25 |  Belgium | 0.4% | 0.0 pp | 23/27 |
| 29 |  Denmark | 0.3% | 0.0 pp | 27/27 |
| 30 | Switzerland | 0.2% | 0.0 pp | — |
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About this indicator
- Which European country has the highest housing and community amenities expenditure (COFOG)?
- Cyprus, with 2.1% in 2024. The EU27 figure is 0.7%.
- Where does Spain rank?
- Spain: 0.5% in 2024, rank 20 of 30 countries.
- What does housing and community amenities expenditure (COFOG) measure?
- Housing and community amenities expenditure (COFOG), in % of GDP. Descriptive indicator: a higher or lower value is not better in itself; the ranking orders from highest to lowest.
- Where does the housing and community amenities expenditure (COFOG) data come from?
- Eurostat, dataset gov_10a_exp («General government expenditure by function (COFOG)»). RAC-EU downloads it from Eurostat's official API and checks it every day.
- How often is housing and community amenities expenditure (COFOG) updated?
- Annual. The latest period published is 2024; RAC-EU adds new data and revisions on the day Eurostat publishes them.
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