IE · 2008 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Ireland, 2008
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
15.1%
Ireland, 2008
▲ 18.0% vs 2007 (12.8%)
Analysis
In 2008, Ireland's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 18.0% compared to 2007, reaching 15.1%.
Ireland ranks 16th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 38.5% (from 10.9% in 2003).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2008
#16 of 26
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp