IE · 2017 · tepsr_sp110
General government expenditure by function
Ireland, 2017
General government expenditure by function
4.90
Ireland, 2017
▼ 5.8% vs 2016 (5.20)
Analysis
In 2017, Ireland's general government expenditure by function decreased by 5.8% compared to 2016, reaching 4.90.
Ireland accounts for 71.0% of the EU-27 total of 6.90.
Ireland ranks 20th 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 36.4% (from 7.70 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset tepsr_sp110, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#20 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
71.0%
EU-27: 6.90
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tepsr_sp110