IE · 2015 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Ireland, 2015
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
28.1%
Ireland, 2015
▼ 23.2% vs 2014 (36.6%)
Analysis
In 2015, Ireland's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 23.2% compared to 2014, reaching 28.1%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 48.3%.
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 56.7% (from 64.9% in 2010).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2015
#27 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2015
58.2%
EU-27: 48.3%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp