IE · 2012 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Ireland, 2012
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
42.3%
Ireland, 2012
▼ 9.8% vs 2011 (46.9%)
Analysis
In 2012, Ireland's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 9.8% compared to 2011, reaching 42.3%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 50.0%.
Ireland ranks 19th 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 18.8% (from 35.6% in 2007).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2012
#19 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2012
84.6%
EU-27: 50.0%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp