Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's in Ireland
Ireland: Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.7105 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's in Ireland, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's in Ireland stood at 0.7105.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's in Ireland peaked at 0.7273 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.4044, in 1995.
Ireland ranks 14th of 59 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.4044 | — |
| 1996 | 0.4195 | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.4202 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4315 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.4318 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5056 | +17.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5708 | +12.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6003 | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 0.554 | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5573 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5565 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5609 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5787 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5677 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6763 | +19.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7068 | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6966 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6997 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7226 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7031 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7084 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7141 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.7273 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7258 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7196 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7105 | -1.3% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.7105 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4558, 1.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.7105 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4834, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4215 | 0.4044 | 0.4318 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.5728 | 0.5056 | 0.6763 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7124 | 0.6966 | 0.7273 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7105 | 0.7105 | 0.7105 | 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 recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's in Ireland?
- Recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's in Ireland was 0.7105 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7273 in 2017.
- What is the lowest recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4044 in 1995.
- How does Ireland rank for recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's?
- Ireland ranks 14th out of 59 countries with data for 2020.
- Is recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 Recreation, culture and religion, 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.