IE · 2011 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Ireland, 2011
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
5.0%
Ireland, 2011
▲ 8.7% vs 2010 (4.6%)
Analysis
In 2011, Ireland's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 8.7% compared to 2010, reaching 5.0%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 4.9%.
Ireland ranks 18th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 25.0% (from 4.0% in 2006).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2011
#18 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2011
102.0%
EU-27: 4.9%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp