Ireland — General government expenditure (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1926–2030 · 99 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

2011–2030

PeriodValue
203021.6 % of GDP
202921.4 % of GDP
202821.3 % of GDP
202721 % of GDP
202620.9 % of GDP
15 earlier values, back to 2011
202521 % of GDP
202422.3 % of GDP
202322.1 % of GDP
202220.6 % of GDP
202123.5 % of GDP
202026.8 % of GDP
201923.9 % of GDP
201824.7 % of GDP
201725.3 % of GDP
201627.5 % of GDP
201528.1 % of GDP
201436.6 % of GDP
201339.8 % of GDP
201242.3 % of GDP
201146.9 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.