In 2020, national expenditure on environmental protection (NEEP) of the EU Member States amounted to €273 billion. Rising on average by over 2% each year, NEEP increased by 40% since 2006.
As a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP), expenditure on environmental protection remained relatively stable for the last fifteen years (between 1.8% and 2.0% of GDP).
Source:
Eurostat, 7 July 2021