IE · 2017 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Ireland, 2017

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
9.1%
Ireland, 2017
▼ 8.1% vs 2016 (9.9%)
Analysis

In 2017, Ireland's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 8.1% compared to 2016, reaching 9.1%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 19.3%.

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 43.1% (from 16.0% in 2012).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#27 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
47.2%
EU-27: 19.3%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
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