IE · 2021 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Ireland, 2021
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
2.6%
Ireland, 2021
▼ 13.3% vs 2020 (3.0%)
Analysis
In 2021, Ireland's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 13.3% compared to 2020, reaching 2.6%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 4.8%.
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 21.2% (from 3.3% in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#27 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
54.2%
EU-27: 4.8%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp