IE · 2010 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Ireland, 2010

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
17.5%
Ireland, 2010
▼ 1.1% vs 2009 (17.7%)
Analysis

In 2010, Ireland's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 1.1% compared to 2009, reaching 17.5%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 19.7%.

Ireland ranks 11th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 48.3% (from 11.8% in 2005).

Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2010
#11 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2010
88.8%
EU-27: 19.7%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
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