Ireland: Government expenditure

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The most recent value is 17.9 billion Euro as of Q4 2024, an increase compared to the previous value of 17.23 billion Euro. Historically, the average for Ireland from Q1 1995 to Q4 2024 is 7.97 billion Euro. The minimum of 2.2 billion Euro was recorded in Q1 1995, while the maximum of 17.9 billion Euro was reached in Q4 2024. Click on the following link to see the values of: Government expenditure around the world.
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  • Measure: billion Euro
  • Source: Eurostat

Recent values Ireland: Government expenditure, billion currency units
2024  Q4 17.9
2024  Q3 17.23
2024  Q2 16.54
2024  Q1 15.27
2023  Q4 17.24
2023  Q3 16.31
2023  Q2 15.36
2023  Q1 14.41


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Definition: Total spending by all levels of government but excluding public enterprises.

 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Government spending, percent of GDP 12.30 2023 percent
 Government spending, in dollars 67.10 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Fiscal balance, percent of GDP -2.20 2023 percent
 Government debt 43.70 2023 percent
 Government expenditure 17.90 Q4/2024 billion
 Long-term interest rate 2.72 2/2025 percent
 Tax revenue 17.27 2022 percent
 Commercial tax rate 26.10 2019 percent
 Tax preparation time 82 2019 hours
 Number of taxes 9 2019 taxes
 Taxes on goods and services 30.10 2022 percent
 Income and profits taxes 56.93 2022 percent
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