IE · 2017 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Ireland, 2017
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
25.3%
Ireland, 2017
▼ 8.0% vs 2016 (27.5%)
Analysis
In 2017, Ireland's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 8.0% compared to 2016, reaching 25.3%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 47.0%.
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 40.2% (from 42.3% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#27 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
53.8%
EU-27: 47.0%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp