IE · 2014 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Ireland, 2014

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
13.3%
Ireland, 2014
▼ 10.7% vs 2013 (14.9%)
Analysis

In 2014, Ireland's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 10.7% compared to 2013, reaching 13.3%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 19.8%.

Ireland ranks 20th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 24.9% (from 17.7% in 2009).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2014
#20 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2014
67.2%
EU-27: 19.8%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024