IE · 2022 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Ireland, 2022
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
20.7%
Ireland, 2022
▼ 11.9% vs 2021 (23.5%)
Analysis
In 2022, Ireland's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 11.9% compared to 2021, reaching 20.7%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 49.2%.
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 18.2% (from 25.3% in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#27 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
42.1%
EU-27: 49.2%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp