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)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp