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Recreation, culture and religion share of government expenditure (COFOG) i

30 countries with data for 2024 · Frequency: Annual · Unit: % · Basic

Source: Eurostat (gov_10a_exp), retrieved 2026-10-17 · View on Eurostat · See technical sheet

EU272.4%
Euro area2.3%
Spain2.6% 18 of 30
Simple average2.9%
Highest · Iceland6.4%
Lowest · Cyprus1.4%

Trend

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Country ranking

Recreation, culture and religion share of government expenditure (COFOG): country ranking (2024)
#CountryValueYear-on-year changeEU27 rank
· European Union (27)2.4%0.0 pp—
· Euro area (21)2.3%0.0 pp—
· Euro area (20, until 2025)2.3%0.0 pp—
1 Iceland6.4%-0.1 pp—
2 Hungary5.2%0.0 pp1/27
3 Estonia4.4%-0.3 pp2/27
4 Malta3.9%-0.4 pp3/27
5 Croatia3.5%-0.7 pp4/27
6 Slovenia3.2%0.0 pp5/27
6 Denmark3.2%0.0 pp5/27
6 Lithuania3.2%-0.1 pp5/27
9 Norway3.1%-0.1 pp—
10 Latvia3.0%0.0 pp8/27
10 Czechia3.0%0.0 pp8/27
12 Switzerland2.9%-0.1 pp—
12 Finland2.9%0.0 pp10/27
14 Poland2.8%0.0 pp11/27
14 Luxembourg2.8%—11/27
14 Sweden2.8%0.0 pp11/27
17 Netherlands2.7%+0.1 pp14/27
18 France2.6%0.0 pp15/27
18 Spain2.6%-0.1 pp15/27
20 Romania2.5%0.0 pp17/27
21 Slovakia2.4%0.0 pp18/27
22 Austria2.3%0.0 pp19/27
22 Belgium2.3%0.0 pp19/27
24 Germany2.1%0.0 pp21/27
25 Greece2.0%-0.2 pp22/27
25 Portugal2.0%0.0 pp22/27
27 Bulgaria1.8%-0.1 pp24/27
27 Ireland1.8%-0.1 pp24/27
29 Italy1.7%+0.2 pp26/27
30 Cyprus1.4%0.0 pp27/27

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About this indicator

Which European country has the highest recreation, culture and religion share of government expenditure (COFOG)?
Iceland, with 6.4% in 2024. The EU27 figure is 2.4%.
Where does Spain rank?
Spain: 2.6% in 2024, rank 18 of 30 countries.
What does recreation, culture and religion share of government expenditure (COFOG) measure?
Recreation, culture and religion share of government expenditure (COFOG), in %. Descriptive indicator: a higher or lower value is not better in itself; the ranking orders from highest to lowest.
Where does the recreation, culture and religion share of government 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 recreation, culture and religion share of government 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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