IE · 2023 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Ireland, 2023
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
2.7%
Ireland, 2023
▲ 8.0% vs 2022 (2.5%)
Analysis
In 2023, Ireland's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 8.0% compared to 2022, reaching 2.7%.
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 10.0% (from 3.0% in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#27 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
57.4%
EU-27: 4.7%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp