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)
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