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Official categories (COFOG)

General public services

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Official COFOG category

General public services

Executive and legislative organs, public administration, debt service, and transfers between levels of government.

Includes

Executive and legislative bodies
Financial and fiscal administration
External affairs and foreign economic aid
Public debt transactions
Transfers between levels of government
Basic research

Excludes

Sector-specific administration (police → GF03, health → GF07, etc.)
Defence administration (→ GF02)

Latest annual spend€5.2bn2024

Share of government spending1.6%2024

Year-over-year change-63.0%2024

Spending over time

1995–2024

Subcategories

GF0101
Executive and legislative organs, financial and fiscal affairs, external affairs
€900.9m
17.3% of GF01
GF0102
Foreign economic aid
€1.2m
0.0% of GF01
GF0103
General services
€472.4m
9.1% of GF01
GF0104
Basic research
€3.8bn
72.1% of GF01
GF0105
R&D — General public services
€23.3m
0.4% of GF01
GF0106
General public services n.e.c.
€0
0.0% of GF01
GF0107
Public debt transactions
€0
0.0% of GF01
GF0108
Transfers of a general character between levels of government
€0
0.0% of GF01

Related series

General public services · Central government
BE.expense.cofog.GF01.S1311
General public services · State government
BE.expense.cofog.GF01.S1312
General public services · Local government
BE.expense.cofog.GF01.S1313
General public services · Social security funds
BE.expense.cofog.GF01.S1314