IE · 2012 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Ireland, 2012
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
16.0%
Ireland, 2012
▼ 0.6% vs 2011 (16.1%)
Analysis
In 2012, Ireland's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 0.6% compared to 2011, reaching 16.0%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 19.7%.
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 25.0% (from 12.8% in 2007).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2012
#16 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2012
81.2%
EU-27: 19.7%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp