Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of in Ireland
Ireland: Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of was 33,998 National currency in 2024. ▲ Rising
Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of in Ireland, 1995–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 33,998 National currency for annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 77.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of in Ireland peaked at 33,998 National currency in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5,831 National currency, in 1995.
That places Ireland 25th out of 29 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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) — Compensation of in Ireland, year by year
| Year | National currency | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 5,831 National currency | — |
| 1996 | 6,137 National currency | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 6,736 National currency | +9.7% |
| 1998 | 7,168 National currency | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 7,896 National currency | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 8,917 National currency | +12.9% |
| 2001 | 10,446 National currency | +17.1% |
| 2002 | 11,977 National currency | +14.7% |
| 2003 | 13,340 National currency | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 14,494 National currency | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 16,566 National currency | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 18,164 National currency | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 19,904 National currency | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 21,206 National currency | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 20,713 National currency | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 19,293 National currency | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 20,569 National currency | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 19,688 National currency | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 18,912 National currency | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 19,131 National currency | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 19,456 National currency | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 20,035 National currency | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 21,194 National currency | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 22,303 National currency | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 23,832 National currency | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 24,953 National currency | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 26,712 National currency | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 28,834 National currency | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 31,410 National currency | +8.9% |
| 2024 | 33,998 National currency | +8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,753 National currency | 5,831 National currency | 7,896 National currency | 5 |
| 2000s | 15,573 National currency | 8,917 National currency | 21,206 National currency | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,441 National currency | 18,912 National currency | 23,832 National currency | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,181 National currency | 24,953 National currency | 33,998 National currency | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More public sector data for Ireland
- Arms imports 63.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 11.86 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -74.29 % change on previous year (2020)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 63.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 246.58 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0022 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.33 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 914.5 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of in Ireland?
- Annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of in Ireland was 33,998 National currency in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 33,998 National currency in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,831 National currency in 1995.
- How does Ireland rank for annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of?
- Ireland ranks 25th out of 29 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.7%. 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) — Compensation of employees. 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