IE · 2021 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Ireland, 2021
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
5.1%
Ireland, 2021
▼ 8.9% vs 2020 (5.6%)
Analysis
In 2021, Ireland's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 8.9% compared to 2020, reaching 5.1%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 8.0%.
Ireland ranks 27th 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 1.9% (from 5.2% in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#27 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
63.7%
EU-27: 8.0%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp