IE · 2015 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Ireland, 2015
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
5.0%
Ireland, 2015
▼ 24.2% vs 2014 (6.6%)
Analysis
In 2015, Ireland's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 24.2% compared to 2014, reaching 5.0%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 7.0%.
Ireland ranks 21st out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 33.3% (from 7.5% in 2010).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2015
#21 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2015
71.4%
EU-27: 7.0%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp