Ireland - General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)

General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) in Ireland was 12.65 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 22.14 in 1981, while its lowest value was 11.88 in 2019.

Definition: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1970 16.29
1971 16.96
1972 17.06
1973 17.42
1974 19.11
1975 20.69
1976 20.07
1977 18.98
1978 19.03
1979 20.11
1980 22.11
1981 22.14
1982 22.00
1983 21.51
1984 20.80
1985 20.64
1986 20.88
1987 19.70
1988 17.96
1989 16.68
1990 17.16
1991 18.15
1992 18.55
1993 18.34
1994 18.16
1995 17.22
1996 16.59
1997 16.12
1998 15.55
1999 15.03
2000 14.75
2001 15.40
2002 15.81
2003 16.06
2004 16.17
2005 16.06
2006 16.23
2007 16.85
2008 18.65
2009 20.04
2010 18.67
2011 19.14
2012 18.18
2013 17.11
2014 16.38
2015 12.48
2016 12.73
2017 12.32
2018 11.90
2019 11.88
2020 12.65

Limitations and Exceptions: Because policymakers have tended to focus on fostering the growth of output, and because data on production are easier to collect than data on spending, many countries generate their primary estimate of GDP using the production approach. Moreover, many countries do not estimate all the components of national expenditures but instead derive some of the main aggregates indirectly using GDP (based on the production approach) as the control total.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Gross domestic product (GDP) from the expenditure side is made up of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, gross capital formation (private and public investment in fixed assets, changes in inventories, and net acquisitions of valuables), and net exports (exports minus imports) of goods and services. Such expenditures are recorded in purchaser prices and include net taxes on products.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts