Ireland (2025)
12.2
% of GDP (current prices)
unchanged YoY
YoY Change
unchanged
percentage points
Trend
neutral
Series length
26
years of data

Data

Ireland Government Consumption (% of GDP) (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year % of GDP (current prices) YoY Change
2025 12.2 unchanged
2024 12.2 unchanged
2023 12.2 +1.3pp
2022 10.9 -0.8pp
2021 11.7 -0.9pp
2020 12.6 +0.8pp
2019 11.8 unchanged
2018 11.8 -0.1pp
2017 11.9 -0.7pp
2016 12.6 +0.5pp
2015 12.1 -3.9pp
2014 16 -0.9pp
2013 16.9 -1.2pp
2012 18.1 -0.9pp
2011 19 +0.3pp
2010 18.7 -1.4pp
2009 20.1 +1.4pp
2008 18.7 +1.8pp
2007 16.9 +0.7pp
2006 16.2 +0.1pp

About this Dataset

Ireland recorded 12.2 % of GDP (current prices) in 2025. That is unchanged on the previous period. Across 2000–2025 the series ranges from 10.9 in 2022 to 20.1 in 2009.

This page tracks government final consumption expenditure as a share of GDP in Ireland from 2000 to present.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks government final consumption expenditure as a share of GDP in Ireland from 2000 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2025 (26 observations).

The series peaked at 20.1 % of GDP (current prices) in 2009 and reached its lowest recorded value of 10.9 in 2022. The latest reading of 12.2 in 2025 is unchanged on the previous period.