IE · 2012 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Ireland, 2012
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
4.8%
Ireland, 2012
▼ 4.0% vs 2011 (5.0%)
Analysis
In 2012, Ireland's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 4.0% compared to 2011, reaching 4.8%.
The figure is in line with the EU-27 average of 4.8%.
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 11.6% (from 4.3% in 2007).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2012
#18 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2012
100.0%
EU-27: 4.8%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp