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Ireland - Government Expenditure (% of GDP) 19.24

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 161 economies tracked

Latest value

19.24 (2022)

Global rank

##85 of 161 economies

Share of global total

0.6%

Growth since 1972

0.67×

Ranking Race — Government Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#22#43#64#85#106#1271972198219922002201220222024#7#852018 overtook Samoa2021 overtook Kyrgyzstan
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Real annual global ranks, 1972 - 2024. Ireland climbed from #7 to #85 (overtook Samoa). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Ireland ↓

Key Events — Ireland

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2015
Fell 35 places in global rank auto
2018
Overtook Samoa in global rank auto
2021
Overtook Kyrgyzstan in global rank auto

Government Expenditure (% of GDP), 1972-2022

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19721982199220022012202219.2433.6348.0262.41

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