IE · 2018 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Ireland, 2018
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
4.8%
Ireland, 2018
▼ 2.0% vs 2017 (4.9%)
Analysis
In 2018, Ireland's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 2.0% compared to 2017, reaching 4.8%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 6.9%.
Ireland ranks 21st 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 33.3% (from 7.2% in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#21 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
69.6%
EU-27: 6.9%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp