Central government expense in Ireland
Central government expense in Ireland was equal to 19.2% of GDP in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1972.
Ireland, 2022
19.2%
Change from 2021
−3.0percentage points
European Union, 2022
39.3%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2022
37.8%
Central government expense in Ireland over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ireland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 19.2% | 39.3% |
| 2021 | 22.3% | 41.1% |
| 2020 | 25.1% | 42.2% |
| 2019 | 22.0% | 36.4% |
| 2018 | 23.1% | 36.6% |
| 2017 | 23.7% | 37.0% |
| 2016 | 25.7% | 37.4% |
| 2015 | 26.6% | 37.8% |
| 2014 | 34.4% | 38.6% |
| 2013 | 37.6% | 39.1% |
| 2012 | 40.0% | 39.1% |
| 2011 | 44.5% | 38.1% |
| 2010 | 62.4% | 39.6% |
| 2009 | 44.0% | 39.4% |
| 2008 | 37.1% | 36.2% |
| 2007 | 31.9% | 35.4% |
| 2006 | 30.7% | 35.9% |
| 2005 | 30.4% | 36.5% |
| 2004 | 29.7% | 36.7% |
| 2003 | 29.7% | 38.2% |
| 2002 | 29.5% | 37.9% |
| 2001 | 29.0% | 37.7% |
| 2000 | 27.7% | 37.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −3.0 percentage points from 22.3% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 40.0%, the figure has changed by −20.7 percentage points.
- The figure for the European Union in 2022 was 39.3%.