IE · 2019 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Ireland, 2019

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
3.0%
Ireland, 2019
▲ 0.0% vs 2018 (3.0%)
Analysis

In 2019, Ireland's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 0.0% compared to 2018, reaching 3.0%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 4.7%.

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 28.6% (from 4.2% in 2014).

Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#27 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2019
63.8%
EU-27: 4.7%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
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