Public Sector in Ireland 226 indicators covering public sector for Ireland. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Ratio of this level of 1 2020 unchanged 2nd Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on 0.8152 2020 up 73.1% 23rd Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on 0.998 2020 up 0.3% 27th Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's 0.8398 2020 up 5.9% 15th Institutional Investors' Indicators — Financial assets of pension 23.59 Percentage of GDP 2025 down 31.7% 14th Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's 0.9148 2020 up 2.9% 12th Institutional Investors' Indicators — Financial liabilities of 23.33 Percentage of GDP 2025 down 38.4% 12th Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's revenue 0.266 2020 down 72.5% 20th Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's 1 2020 unchanged 1st Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on 0.5951 2020 down 38.3% 26th Taxes on property, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from 0.5739 2020 up 282.6% 11th Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure 1 2020 unchanged 1st Excises, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item 1 2020 unchanged 1st Value-added tax (VAT), Ratio of this level of government's revenue 1 2020 unchanged 3rd Other taxes, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this 1 2020 unchanged 2nd Size of public procurement - government at a glance indicators, 2025 8.42 Percentage of GDP 2024 down 5.8% 31st Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item 1 2020 unchanged 3rd Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this 1.13 2020 up 9.0% 1st General public services, Ratio of this level of government's 1.11 2020 up 1.8% 36th Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on 0.993 2020 up 1.0% 9th Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on 0.5612 2020 down 42.4% 26th Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's 0.7105 2020 up 0.5% 14th Public order and safety, Ratio of this level of government's 0.8966 2020 down 1.0% 38th Housing and community amenities, Ratio of this level of government's 0.6349 2020 up 76.1% 15th Defence, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item 1.01 2020 up 0.3% 4th Environmental protection, Ratio of this level of government's 0.4647 2020 down 14.6% 25th Bibliometric indicators, by Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 587.93 Scientific publications 2024 up 31.8% 37th Consumption of fixed capital (CFC), Ratio of this level of 0.5681 2020 up 40.7% 22nd NAAG Chapter 6: General Government — Intermediate consumption by 3.59 Percentage of GDP 2025 up 2.3% 30th NAAG Chapter 6: General Government — Other expenditure by general 2.58 Percentage of GDP 2025 down 53.4% 30th Countries with national statistical plans with funding from Government 1 2025 unchanged 1st Annual government deficit/surplus, revenue, expenditure and main 44,708 Domestic currency (incl. conversion to current currency made using a fixed parit 2025 up 93.4% 27th Size of public procurement - Government at a glance indicators, 2023 7.29 Percentage of GDP 2022 down 25.3% 31st Net official development assistance (ODA) from OECD-DAC countries, by 1,969 2025 up 129.1% 23rd Net official development assistance (ODA) to small island states 21.41 2024 up 58.6% 28th Net official development assistance (ODA) to landlocked developing 258.44 2024 down 0.5% 19th Net official development assistance (ODA) to LDCs from OECD-DAC 459.33 2024 up 6.1% 20th Taxes on payroll and workforce, Ratio of this level of government's 1 2020 unchanged 2nd Net official development assistance (ODA) to LDCs as a percentage of 0.1% 2024 down 44.9% 11th Net official development assistance (ODA) to landlocked developing 0.1% 2024 down 48.4% 10th Net official development assistance (ODA) to small island states 0.0% 2024 down 17.9% 22nd Degree of application of a legal/regulatory/policy/institutional 5 2026 up 25.0% 1st Official development assistance (ODA) from OECD-DAC countries on 1,969 2025 up 92.3% 23rd Official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage of OECD-DAC 0.4% 2025 up 35.1% 16th Proportion of Seats Held By Women in Local Government 23.92 2019 up 38.3% 22nd Net official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage of OECD-DAC 0.3% 2017 down 42.5% 17th ← Previous Page 4 of 4