IE · 2020 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Ireland, 2020

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
9.6%
Ireland, 2020
▲ 11.6% vs 2019 (8.6%)
Analysis

In 2020, Ireland's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 11.6% compared to 2019, reaching 9.6%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 21.8%.

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 4.0% (from 10.0% in 2015).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#27 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
44.0%
EU-27: 21.8%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024