IE · 2020 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Ireland, 2020
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
26.7%
Ireland, 2020
▲ 11.7% vs 2019 (23.9%)
Analysis
In 2020, Ireland's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 11.7% compared to 2019, reaching 26.7%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 52.9%.
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 5.0% (from 28.1% in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#27 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
50.5%
EU-27: 52.9%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp