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)
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