IE · 2022 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Ireland, 2022
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
4.7%
Ireland, 2022
▼ 7.8% vs 2021 (5.1%)
Analysis
In 2022, Ireland's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 7.8% compared to 2021, reaching 4.7%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 7.6%.
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 4.1% (from 4.9% in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#27 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
61.8%
EU-27: 7.6%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp