IE · 2016 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Ireland, 2016
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
9.9%
Ireland, 2016
▼ 1.0% vs 2015 (10.0%)
Analysis
In 2016, Ireland's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 1.0% compared to 2015, reaching 9.9%.
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 38.5% (from 16.1% in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#27 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
50.5%
EU-27: 19.6%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp