Government spending in Ireland
Government spending in Ireland was equal to 22.3% of GDP in 2025.
Ireland, 2025
22.3%
Change from 2024
−0.1percentage points
European Union, 2025
49.4%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
47.3%
Position in 2025
30th of 30
Government spending in Ireland over time
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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ireland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22.3% | 49.4% |
| 2024 | 22.4% | 48.9% |
| 2023 | 22.4% | 48.8% |
| 2022 | 20.5% | 49.1% |
| 2021 | 23.5% | 51.1% |
| 2020 | 26.8% | 52.8% |
| 2019 | 23.9% | 46.6% |
| 2018 | 24.8% | 46.6% |
| 2017 | 25.3% | 46.9% |
| 2016 | 27.6% | 47.5% |
| 2015 | 28.1% | 48.3% |
| 2014 | 36.6% | 49.3% |
| 2013 | 39.9% | 50.0% |
| 2012 | 42.3% | 50.0% |
| 2011 | 46.9% | 49.3% |
| 2010 | 65.0% | 50.7% |
| 2009 | 46.9% | 50.9% |
| 2008 | 41.6% | 47.0% |
| 2007 | 35.7% | 45.8% |
| 2006 | 33.6% | 46.6% |
| 2005 | 33.0% | 47.2% |
| 2004 | 32.8% | 47.4% |
| 2003 | 32.7% | 48.1% |
| 2002 | 32.9% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 32.2% | 47.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 22.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 28.1%, the figure has changed by −5.8 percentage points.
- Among the 30 countries with data for 2025, Ireland has the 30th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 49.4%.