IE · 2023 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Ireland, 2023
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
22.2%
Ireland, 2023
▲ 7.2% vs 2022 (20.7%)
Analysis
In 2023, Ireland's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 7.2% compared to 2022, reaching 22.2%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 48.9%.
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 10.1% (from 24.7% in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#27 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
45.4%
EU-27: 48.9%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp