IE · 2018 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Ireland, 2018
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
24.7%
Ireland, 2018
▼ 2.4% vs 2017 (25.3%)
Analysis
In 2018, Ireland's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 2.4% compared to 2017, reaching 24.7%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 46.7%.
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 37.9% (from 39.8% in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#27 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
52.9%
EU-27: 46.7%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp