IE · 2014 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Ireland, 2014

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
4.2%
Ireland, 2014
▼ 2.3% vs 2013 (4.3%)
Analysis

In 2014, Ireland's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 2.3% compared to 2013, reaching 4.2%.

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

Ireland ranks 22nd 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 12.5% (from 4.8% in 2009).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2014
#22 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2014
87.5%
EU-27: 4.8%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
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