Government consumption expenditure (million units of 2020 national currency) - European Union - Eurostat - Quarterly
This series is part of the dataset: Real GDP (Eurostat)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the European Union, real government consumption expenditure stood at 863,546 million units of 2020 national currency in 2026-Q2, versus 862,598 in the previous quarter. This constitutes a rise of 0.1 percent.
Sample. In this quarterly series, there are a total of 126 records. The time range covered by the series goes from March 1995 to June 2026.
History. Take a look at a few statistics we calculated on the entire sample: government consumption expenditure averaged 676,729 million units of 2020 national currency; it recorded a minimum of 514,639 in March 1995; it hit a peak of 863,546 in June 2026.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Million units of 2020 national currency |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | 858,281 |
| 2026-03-31 | 862,598 |
| 2026-06-30 | 863,546 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Government consumption expenditure |
| Country | European Union |
| Economic concept | Flow |
| Data type | Real aggregate |
| Seasonally adjusted | Yes |
| Deflation method | Chain-linked volumes |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Level |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Unit | Million units of 2020 national currency |
| Source | Eurostat |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | Free reuse with attribution |
| Other information | Not available |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LQ1 |
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