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Ireland - Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP) 7.84

IMF Government Finance Statistics · updated 2026-10-03 · 77 economies tracked

Latest value

7.84 (2023)

Global rank

##49 of 77 economies

Share of global total

1.0%

Growth since 2017

0.87×

Ranking Race — Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#10#19#28#37#46#55201720222025#45#492018 overtook Albania2023 overtook Costa Rica
IrelandMauritiusNew ZealandTürkiye

Real annual global ranks, 2017 - 2025. Ireland climbed from #45 to #49 (overtook Albania). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Ireland ↓

Key Events — Ireland

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2018
Overtook Albania in global rank auto
2023
Overtook Costa Rica in global rank auto

Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP), 2017-2023

IMF Government Finance Statistics · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
2017202220237.318.088.869.63
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