IE · 2024 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Ireland, 2024
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
7.8%
Ireland, 2024
▲ 1.3% vs 2023 (7.7%)
Analysis
In 2024, Ireland's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 1.3% compared to 2023, reaching 7.8%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 19.6%.
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 9.3% (from 8.6% in 2019).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2024
#27 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2024
39.8%
EU-27: 19.6%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp