IE · 2016 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Ireland, 2016
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
27.5%
Ireland, 2016
▼ 2.1% vs 2015 (28.1%)
Analysis
In 2016, Ireland's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 2.1% compared to 2015, reaching 27.5%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 47.5%.
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 41.4% (from 46.9% in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#27 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
57.9%
EU-27: 47.5%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp