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)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp