IE · 2014 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Ireland, 2014
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
6.6%
Ireland, 2014
▼ 8.3% vs 2013 (7.2%)
Analysis
In 2014, Ireland's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 8.3% compared to 2013, reaching 6.6%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 7.1%.
Ireland ranks 11th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 16.5% (from 7.9% in 2009).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2014
#11 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2014
93.0%
EU-27: 7.1%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp