IE · 2014 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Ireland, 2014
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
36.6%
Ireland, 2014
▼ 8.0% vs 2013 (39.8%)
Analysis
In 2014, Ireland's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 8.0% compared to 2013, reaching 36.6%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 49.3%.
Ireland ranks 25th 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 22.0% (from 46.9% in 2009).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2014
#25 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2014
74.2%
EU-27: 49.3%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp