IE · 2009 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Ireland, 2009
In 2009, Ireland's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 12.7% compared to 2008, reaching 46.9%.
Ireland ranks 15th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 43.0% (from 32.8% in 2004).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.