IE · 2015 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Ireland, 2015
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
10.0%
Ireland, 2015
▼ 24.8% vs 2014 (13.3%)
Analysis
In 2015, Ireland's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 24.8% compared to 2014, reaching 10.0%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 19.6%.
Ireland ranks 27th 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 42.9% (from 17.5% in 2010).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2015
#27 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2015
51.0%
EU-27: 19.6%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp