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Annual total government expenditure in the European Union from 1995 to 2023, by spending function (in million euros)

Characteristic	Social protection	Health	Economic affairs	General public services	Education	Public order and safety	Defence	Recreation, culture and religion	Environmental protection	Housing and community amenities
2023	3,308,837.7	1,251,206.8	992,401.3	1,011,395.7	806,018.1	291,002.5	227,334.6	200,789.3	141,515.4	198,551.8
2022	3,122,081	1,222,093.1	964,759.9	945,742.5	747,487.4	269,671.8	202,472.8	183,963.8	127,482.1	157,658.9
2021	2,994,232.6	1,185,571.9	962,590.1	866,087.2	705,636.6	253,451.4	182,997.5	173,717.9	117,243	125,143.4
2020	2,955,261.3	1,081,346.9	880,895.4	816,855.7	668,961.9	244,362.6	176,575.5	164,696	112,690.8	84,743.4
2019	2,712,993	983,111.1	663,066.3	808,115.2	657,361.9	235,393.9	168,176	165,032	109,738.4	80,592.7
2018	2,603,457.7	940,911.4	648,955	794,106.5	636,438.4	225,146	162,695.9	157,242.6	104,745.2	75,277.5
2017	2,544,474.6	907,812.2	625,996.9	778,484.9	613,788.8	215,853	157,908.5	150,135.9	98,272.5	69,537
2016	2,482,605.6	878,371.2	586,939.7	777,514.7	595,395.2	209,452	152,554.8	143,436.9	95,823.7	69,855.1
2015	2,410,844.4	861,926.2	613,971.8	789,151	588,071.4	205,978.2	142,520.6	139,334.4	98,726.7	73,553.3
2014	2,350,945.6	841,241.8	592,000.1	811,352	575,606.9	200,311.3	136,095.6	138,112.3	97,600.3	73,888.6
2013	2,312,237.6	820,528.6	585,517.1	827,561.8	565,149.8	199,189.3	141,198.1	136,772.4	98,305.2	75,037.8
2012	2,255,759.4	808,436.9	612,366.6	830,569	558,169.2	195,012.4	142,552	135,436.1	95,437.6	78,588.9
2011	2,201,177.4	801,800.6	571,825	811,353.6	561,201.9	196,066.2	144,881.5	138,700.6	94,998.5	80,687.1
2010	2,171,163.9	792,130.4	629,554.5	773,104.2	556,590	194,694.9	147,475.3	139,549.6	92,250.1	84,654.3
2009	2,104,562.4	771,769.3	563,999.1	764,583.7	540,088.9	188,892.6	145,346.5	136,628.4	90,311	95,035.3
2008	1,990,585.4	742,105.9	534,237.8	777,936.9	530,174.8	184,139.9	142,573.9	135,790.1	86,865	89,548.7
2007	1,895,721.9	700,174.6	487,603	731,055.6	506,317.5	174,338.4	134,814.2	127,464.1	82,325.7	85,311.5
2006	1,822,215.2	666,913.2	477,514.6	687,608.3	485,922.6	165,163	132,148.9	119,969.4	78,658.3	80,123
2005	1,751,143.8	629,802.1	451,518.2	673,705.5	466,352.7	157,951.4	126,216.2	111,977.1	73,533	77,419.5
2004	1,686,003.1	595,115.7	434,384.1	654,588.9	446,791.8	151,428	123,446.9	107,334.9	69,657.6	77,769.9
2003	1,631,135	571,510.7	416,678.6	641,788.8	438,623.1	148,009.5	121,352.1	103,229.8	67,848.4	78,954.5
2002	1,551,004.5	545,245.9	409,857.1	645,967.4	422,922	141,920.1	118,453.4	100,044.4	65,217.6	76,287.7
2001	1,482,022.9	511,755.8	393,750.1	640,443	400,638.9	133,673.2	113,979.9	93,707	62,423.4	70,721.8
2000	1,420,814.9	480,413.8	379,362.6	621,826	378,512.7	124,412.6	108,491.1	87,696.9	58,066.7	68,287.4
1999	1,396,788.4	442,508.6	353,895.4	605,740.5	364,505.1	119,521.3	106,307.3	82,089.4	53,190.7	62,756.5
1998	1,334,861.5	420,026.5	336,365	612,582.1	347,027	115,345.7	103,463.5	76,413.1	50,400.1	60,893.9
1997	1,308,832.1	403,212.2	316,888.6	622,469.4	336,140.9	110,261	105,624	73,104.9	49,364.3	57,007.7
1996	1,291,567.2	398,365.8	336,650.2	632,345.1	330,266.4	108,126.2	107,166.5	70,401.8	50,690.6	55,516.6
1995	1,233,087.3	375,363.9	467,213.9	601,278.4	312,270.4	101,548.5	102,563.3	66,801.5	49,444.1	70,570

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August 2025

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Total 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.