IE · 2023 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Ireland, 2023

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
7.7%
Ireland, 2023
▲ 5.5% vs 2022 (7.3%)
Analysis

In 2023, Ireland's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 5.5% compared to 2022, reaching 7.7%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 19.2%.

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 11.5% (from 8.7% in 2018).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#27 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
40.1%
EU-27: 19.2%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024