IE · 2018 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Ireland, 2018
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
3.0%
Ireland, 2018
▼ 3.2% vs 2017 (3.1%)
Analysis
In 2018, Ireland's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 3.2% compared to 2017, reaching 3.0%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 4.6%.
Ireland ranks 27th 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 30.2% (from 4.3% in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#27 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
65.2%
EU-27: 4.6%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp