IE · 2016 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Ireland, 2016
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
3.3%
Ireland, 2016
▲ 3.1% vs 2015 (3.2%)
Analysis
In 2016, Ireland's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 3.1% compared to 2015, reaching 3.3%.
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 34.0% (from 5.0% in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#26 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
70.2%
EU-27: 4.7%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp