IE · 2020 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Ireland, 2020
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
3.0%
Ireland, 2020
▲ 0.0% vs 2019 (3.0%)
Analysis
In 2020, Ireland's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 0.0% compared to 2019, reaching 3.0%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 4.9%.
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 6.3% (from 3.2% in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#27 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
61.2%
EU-27: 4.9%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp