IE · 2015 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Ireland, 2015
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
3.2%
Ireland, 2015
▼ 23.8% vs 2014 (4.2%)
Analysis
In 2015, Ireland's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 23.8% compared to 2014, reaching 3.2%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 4.7%.
Ireland ranks 26th 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 30.4% (from 4.6% in 2010).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2015
#26 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2015
68.1%
EU-27: 4.7%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp