IE · 2013 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Ireland, 2013

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
4.3%
Ireland, 2013
▼ 10.4% vs 2012 (4.8%)
Analysis

In 2013, Ireland's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 10.4% compared to 2012, reaching 4.3%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 4.8%.

Ireland ranks 20th 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 8.5% (from 4.7% in 2008).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2013
#20 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2013
89.6%
EU-27: 4.8%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
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