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)
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