IE · 2017 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Ireland, 2017
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
4.9%
Ireland, 2017
▼ 5.8% vs 2016 (5.2%)
Analysis
In 2017, Ireland's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 5.8% compared to 2016, reaching 4.9%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 6.9%.
Ireland ranks 19th 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 36.4% (from 7.7% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#19 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
71.0%
EU-27: 6.9%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp