IE · 2019 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Ireland, 2019
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
4.8%
Ireland, 2019
▲ 0.0% vs 2018 (4.8%)
Analysis
In 2019, Ireland's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 0.0% compared to 2018, reaching 4.8%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 7.0%.
Ireland ranks 22nd 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 27.3% (from 6.6% in 2014).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#22 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2019
68.6%
EU-27: 7.0%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp