Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Ireland
Ireland: Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's … total was 0.993 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Ireland, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.993 for economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Ireland peaked at 0.993 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.761, in 1999.
That places Ireland 9th out of 60 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.9247 | — |
| 1996 | 0.9317 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.8786 | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8476 | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.761 | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7807 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8271 | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8078 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8094 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8744 | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8777 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8183 | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8248 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.898 | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9242 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9835 | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9267 | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8033 | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9251 | +15.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8891 | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9816 | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9335 | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9285 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.966 | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9888 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.993 | +0.4% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.993 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7843, 1.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.993 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7841, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8687 | 0.761 | 0.9317 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.8442 | 0.7807 | 0.9242 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9326 | 0.8033 | 0.9888 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.993 | 0.993 | 0.993 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 8 Malta 0.9966 compare
- 10 Azerbaijan 0.9792 compare
- 11 Afghanistan 0.9736 compare
- 12 Kyrgyzstan 0.954 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Ireland?
- Economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Ireland was 0.993 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.993 in 2020.
- What is the lowest economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.761 in 1999.
- How does Ireland rank for economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Ireland ranks 9th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.