Government spending in Ireland was last recorded at 21.0 percent of GDP in 2025 . Government Spending to GDP in Ireland averaged 33.23 percent of GDP from 1995 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 64.90 percent of GDP in 2010 and a record low of 20.60 percent of GDP in 2022. source: EUROSTAT
Government Spending to GDP in Ireland is expected to reach 22.70 percent of GDP by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Ireland Government Spending to GDP is projected to trend around 22.50 percent of GDP in 2027 and 22.60 percent of GDP in 2028, according to our econometric models.