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Ireland Government Spending 1980s

Government expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank
43.14% decade average (1980-1989)

Ireland's government spending during the 1980s ranged from 35.17% (1989) to 46.50% (1983), averaging 43.14% over 10 years of data.

1980s Data
YearValueChangeRank
1980 40.29% +3.37% 41st
1981 42.17% +1.88% 40th
1982 45.58% +3.41% 41st
1983 46.50% +0.92% 42nd
1984 45.03% −1.47% 42nd
1985 45.86% +0.84% 42nd
1986 45.03% −0.83% 43rd
1987 44.71% −0.32% 43rd
1988 41.08% −3.64% 44th
1989 35.17% −5.91% 38th