Environmental protection, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Ireland
Ireland: Environmental protection, Ratio of this level of government's … total was 0.4647 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Environmental protection, Ratio of this level of government's in Ireland, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.4647 for environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's in 2020.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's in Ireland peaked at 0.6325 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.3457, in 1995.
Ireland ranks 25th of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Environmental protection, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.3457 | — |
| 1996 | 0.3781 | +9.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3967 | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.4016 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4195 | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4764 | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 0.432 | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3811 | -11.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3895 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4117 | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4373 | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.445 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4196 | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4243 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.482 | +13.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5444 | +12.9% |
| 2011 | 0.624 | +14.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6325 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5292 | -16.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4327 | -18.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4388 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4184 | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4415 | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.483 | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 0.482 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4647 | -3.6% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.4647 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.357, 1.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.4647 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3794, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3883 | 0.3457 | 0.4195 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.4299 | 0.3811 | 0.482 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5027 | 0.4184 | 0.6325 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4647 | 0.4647 | 0.4647 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's in Ireland?
- Environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's in Ireland was 0.4647 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6325 in 2012.
- What is the lowest environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3457 in 1995.
- How does Ireland rank for environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's?
- Ireland ranks 25th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. 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 Environmental protection, 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.