IE · 2024 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Ireland, 2024

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
0.1%
Ireland, 2024
▼ 50.0% vs 2023 (0.2%)
Analysis

In 2024, Ireland's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 50.0% compared to 2023, reaching 0.1%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 1.5%.

Ireland ranks 27th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 50.0% (from 0.2% in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2024
#27 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2024
6.7%
EU-27: 1.5%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024