Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Ireland
Ireland: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 70.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Ireland, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services in Ireland is 70.5%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Ireland peaked at 70.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 45.6%, in 2010.
Ireland ranks 3rd of 114 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 60.1% | — |
| 2001 | 61.0% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 63.1% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 64.7% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 65.4% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 66.3% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 65.4% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 65.5% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 64.4% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 64.7% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 45.6% | -29.5% |
| 2011 | 61.8% | +35.5% |
| 2012 | 67.1% | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 66.4% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 65.9% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 64.6% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 66.3% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 67.5% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 66.4% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 68.5% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 68.1% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 68.0% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 70.4% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 70.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.1% | 60.1% | 66.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.0% | 45.6% | 68.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.2% | 68.0% | 70.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More infrastructure data for Ireland
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 5.92 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 112.64 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.08 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 20.51 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1998 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.08 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.1 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Ireland?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Ireland was 70.5% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 70.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.6% in 2010.
- How does Ireland rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Ireland ranks 3rd out of 114 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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