IE · 2011 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Ireland, 2011
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
46.9%
Ireland, 2011
▼ 27.7% vs 2010 (64.9%)
Analysis
In 2011, Ireland's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 27.7% compared to 2010, reaching 46.9%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 49.3%.
Ireland ranks 14th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 39.6% (from 33.6% in 2006).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2011
#14 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2011
95.1%
EU-27: 49.3%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp