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Ireland vs Poland: Government spending by function

Ireland
35.5%
in 2023
Poland
35.9%
in 2023
Ireland rank
22nd
Poland rank
20th

Government spending by function over time

  • Ireland
  • Poland
010203040200720152023

How they compare

Poland currently reports 35.9% against 35.5% in Ireland, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Poland ahead.

Ireland ranks 22nd and Poland ranks 20th of 37 regions.

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About this data

Indicator
Government spending by function
Unit
% of government expenditure
Source
OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
37 places, 618 data points, 2007–2024
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