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)
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