Ireland — Central government debt (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1924–2024 · 101 observations
About this series
Central government debt is the stock of outstanding debt liabilities recorded for that reporting perimeter at the reference date. The source series determines the exact instruments and valuation covered. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
In Ireland, the central government debt reading was 44.8% of GDP in 2024, compared with 49.7% of GDP in 2023. The period change was −4.9 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 62% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2004–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 44.8 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 49.7 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 49 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 58.9 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 63.9 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2019 | 63.4 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 69.3 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 68.3 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 75.7 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 77 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 105.2 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 121.1 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 122.4 % of GDP |
| 2011 | 113 % of GDP |
| 2010 | 89.7 % of GDP |
| 2009 | 64.7 % of GDP |
| 2008 | 45.1 % of GDP |
| 2007 | 26.4 % of GDP |
| 2006 | 26.1 % of GDP |
| 2005 | 28.8 % of GDP |
Values before 2005, back to 2004, are on the chart — hover to read them.