IE · 2009 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Ireland, 2009
In 2009, Ireland's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 17.2% compared to 2008, reaching 17.7%.
Ireland ranks 13th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 62.4% (from 10.9% in 2004).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.