Ireland — General government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1926–2031 · 100 observations
About this series
General 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 general government expenditure reading was 21% of GDP in 2025, compared with 22.3% of GDP in 2024. The period change was −1.3 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 23.8% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2012–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | 25.4 % of GDP |
| 2030 | 24.8 % of GDP |
| 2029 | 24.1 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 23.3 % of GDP |
| 2027 | 22.6 % of GDP |
15 earlier values, back to 2012
| 2026 | 22.5 % of GDP |
| 2025 | 21 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 22.3 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 22.1 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 20.6 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 23.5 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 26.8 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 23.9 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 24.7 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 25.3 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 27.5 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 28.1 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 36.6 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 39.8 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 42.3 % of GDP |