IE · 2024 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Ireland, 2024
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
2.7%
Ireland, 2024
▲ 0.0% vs 2023 (2.7%)
Analysis
In 2024, Ireland's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 0.0% compared to 2023, reaching 2.7%.
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 10.0% (from 3.0% in 2019).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2024
#27 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2024
56.3%
EU-27: 4.8%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp