IE · 2016 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Ireland, 2016
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
5.2%
Ireland, 2016
▲ 4.0% vs 2015 (5.0%)
Analysis
In 2016, Ireland's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 4.0% compared to 2015, reaching 5.2%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 7.0%.
Ireland ranks 18th 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 35.0% (from 8.0% in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#18 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
74.3%
EU-27: 7.0%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp