Ireland — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1938–2025 · 83 observations
About this series
Central government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
In Ireland, the central government expenditure reading was 17.9% of GDP in 2025, compared with 19% of GDP in 2024. The period change was −1.1 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 20.1% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2009–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 17.9 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 19 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 18.9 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 17.4 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 20 % of GDP |
12 earlier values, back to 2009
| 2020 | 22.3 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 20 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 20.9 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 21.3 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 23.3 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 24 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 31.4 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 34.2 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 36.6 % of GDP |
| 2011 | 40.6 % of GDP |
| 2010 | 58.5 % of GDP |
| 2009 | 38.9 % of GDP |