IE · 2017 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Ireland, 2017
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
3.1%
Ireland, 2017
▼ 6.1% vs 2016 (3.3%)
Analysis
In 2017, Ireland's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 6.1% compared to 2016, reaching 3.1%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 4.6%.
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 35.4% (from 4.8% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#26 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
67.4%
EU-27: 4.6%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp