IE · 2018 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Ireland, 2018
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
8.7%
Ireland, 2018
▼ 4.4% vs 2017 (9.1%)
Analysis
In 2018, Ireland's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 4.4% compared to 2017, reaching 8.7%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 19.1%.
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 41.6% (from 14.9% in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#27 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
45.5%
EU-27: 19.1%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp