IE · 2010 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Ireland, 2010
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
4.6%
Ireland, 2010
▼ 4.2% vs 2009 (4.8%)
Analysis
In 2010, Ireland's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 4.2% compared to 2009, reaching 4.6%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 5.0%.
Ireland ranks 19th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 12.2% (from 4.1% in 2005).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2010
#19 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2010
92.0%
EU-27: 5.0%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp