Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Intermediate in Ireland
Ireland: Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Intermediate was 20,187 National currency in 2024. ▲ Rising
Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Intermediate in Ireland, 1995–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 20,187 National currency for annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — intermediate in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 124.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — intermediate in Ireland peaked at 20,187 National currency in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,120 National currency, in 1995.
Ireland ranks 24th of 28 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Intermediate in Ireland, year by year
| Year | National currency | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 3,120 National currency | — |
| 1996 | 3,252 National currency | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 3,663 National currency | +12.7% |
| 1998 | 4,265 National currency | +16.4% |
| 1999 | 4,836 National currency | +13.4% |
| 2000 | 5,492 National currency | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 6,348 National currency | +15.6% |
| 2002 | 7,222 National currency | +13.8% |
| 2003 | 7,634 National currency | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 8,137 National currency | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 7,896 National currency | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 8,781 National currency | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 9,733 National currency | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 10,036 National currency | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 9,982 National currency | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 9,167 National currency | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 9,218 National currency | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 8,719 National currency | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 8,308 National currency | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 9,011 National currency | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 9,560 National currency | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 10,083 National currency | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 10,448 National currency | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 11,213 National currency | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 12,426 National currency | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 14,629 National currency | +17.7% |
| 2021 | 16,073 National currency | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 17,300 National currency | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 19,288 National currency | +11.5% |
| 2024 | 20,187 National currency | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,827 National currency | 3,120 National currency | 4,836 National currency | 5 |
| 2000s | 8,126 National currency | 5,492 National currency | 10,036 National currency | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,815 National currency | 8,308 National currency | 12,426 National currency | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,495 National currency | 14,629 National currency | 20,187 National currency | 5 |
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- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 10.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5674 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 74,661 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.5021 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 66,073 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4176 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — intermediate in Ireland?
- Annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — intermediate in Ireland was 20,187 National currency in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — intermediate recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 20,187 National currency in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — intermediate recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,120 National currency in 1995.
- How does Ireland rank for annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — intermediate?
- Ireland ranks 24th out of 28 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — intermediate rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Intermediate consumption, Other taxes on production, Current taxes on income, wealth, etc., Adjustment for the change in pension entitlements. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This table provides a breakdown of government expenditure according to the Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG), which shows how much governments spend in areas such as health, education, environmental protection, defence and servicing public debt. The presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union and the euro area. Data are also available, for most countries, for the sub-sectors of general government. Specific categories of expenditure (such as health and education) can be selected using the ‘Expenditure’ filter, while details of the type of expenditure such as compensation of employees (payment of wages and salaries and employers’ social contributions) can be selected using the ‘Transaction’ filter. For government final consumption expenditure a breakdown is also provided, in the ‘Transaction’ filter, between individual and collective consumption expenditure. Data is for General Government. For most countries, results are also available for the General Government sub-sectors: central, local and state (regional) government and social security. These sub-sectors can be selected using the ‘Institutional sector’ filter. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE11 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage: Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org