IE · 2011 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Ireland, 2011
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
16.1%
Ireland, 2011
▼ 8.0% vs 2010 (17.5%)
Analysis
In 2011, Ireland's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 8.0% compared to 2010, reaching 16.1%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 19.3%.
Ireland ranks 16th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 34.2% (from 12.0% in 2006).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2011
#16 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2011
83.4%
EU-27: 19.3%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp