IE · 2010 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Ireland, 2010

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
7.5%
Ireland, 2010
▼ 5.1% vs 2009 (7.9%)
Analysis

In 2010, Ireland's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 5.1% compared to 2009, reaching 7.5%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 7.2%.

Ireland ranks 9th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 25.0% (from 6.0% in 2005).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2010
#9 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2010
104.2%
EU-27: 7.2%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
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