IE · 2011 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Ireland, 2011

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
8.0%
Ireland, 2011
▲ 6.7% vs 2010 (7.5%)
Analysis

In 2011, Ireland's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 6.7% compared to 2010, reaching 8.0%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 7.1%.

Ireland ranks 3rd 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 35.6% (from 5.9% in 2006).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2011
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2011
112.7%
EU-27: 7.1%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
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