The table compares government expenditure in five sectors relating to domestic policy in Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom in 2009, expressed in percentages.
Overall, it is evident that health was the dominant share of expenditure in the UK and Germany, while public services accounted for the highest proportion. By contrast, environmental protection registered the smallest percentage in all countries.
In Germany, health accounted for the largest percentage at 7.1%, followed by public services, making up 6.6% of expenditure. However, environmental protection sector demonstrated the smallest share at 0.7%. In Italy, public services represented the highest percentage at 8.6%, followed by health sector at 7.9%, whereas environmental protection made up the lowest share at 0.9%. In the UK, health sector registered the dominant proportion at 7.8, followed by education sector at 6.4%, while environmental protection constituted the least percentage at 1%.
Regarding other sectors, economic affairs shared the moderate proportion at 4%, 4.5%, and 4.4% in Germany, Italy, and the UK.
