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)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp