IE · 2003 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Name: General government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Ireland, 2003
Creator: eupublicdata
Published: 2026-05-19
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Ireland, 2003

6.1%

Ireland, 2003

▲ 3.4% vs 2002 (5.9%)

Analysis

In 2003, Ireland's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 3.4% compared to 2002, reaching 6.1%.

Ireland ranks 13th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 22.0% (from 5.0% in 1998).

Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2003

#13 of 26

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Source: Eurostat · gov_10a_exp