Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Ireland
Ireland: Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.5951 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Ireland, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Ireland stood at 0.5951. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and down 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Ireland peaked at 0.9796 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.5951, in 2020.
That places Ireland 26th out of 79 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.8489 | — |
| 1996 | 0.8437 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8494 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8432 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.8305 | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8245 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8 | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8041 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8056 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7863 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9675 | +23.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9651 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.966 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.965 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9617 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9648 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9679 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9676 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9704 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9796 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9784 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9776 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6624 | -32.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6486 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6401 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5951 | -7.0% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.5951 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2134, 2.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.5951 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1767, 3.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -32.2% | 0.9776 | 0.6624 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8431 | 0.8305 | 0.8494 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.8846 | 0.7863 | 0.9675 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8758 | 0.6401 | 0.9796 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5951 | 0.5951 | 0.5951 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 23 Canada 0.6462 compare
- 24 Kazakhstan 0.6241 compare
- 25 South Africa 0.6131 compare
- 27 Costa Rica 0.5515 compare
- 28 Cape Verde 0.551 compare
- 29 Senegal 0.4719 compare
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 social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Ireland?
- Social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Ireland was 0.5951 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9796 in 2014.
- What is the lowest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5951 in 2020.
- How does Ireland rank for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Ireland ranks 26th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Social benefits, 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.