Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Ireland
Ireland: Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item was 1 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Ireland, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Ireland stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Ireland peaked at 1 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.8383, in 1995.
That places Ireland 3rd out of 60 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.8383 | — |
| 1996 | 0.8469 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8408 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.87 | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8876 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9283 | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9585 | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.95 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9426 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8901 | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 1 | +12.4% |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4416, 2.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 1 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4692, 2.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8567 | 0.8383 | 0.8876 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.9669 | 0.8901 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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 health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Ireland?
- Health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Ireland was 1 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2005.
- What is the lowest health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8383 in 1995.
- How does Ireland rank for health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item?
- Ireland ranks 3rd out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Health, 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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About this data
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.