Ireland — Central government deficit

millions of LCU · Annual · 1947–2025 · 79 observations

About this series

The central government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock.

The central government deficit reading for Ireland was 6.54B LCU in 2025. The previous reading was 19.66B LCU in 2024; the period change was −13.13B LCU. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 1.2% in 2025.

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Latest observations

2010–2025

PeriodValue
20256.54B LCU
202419.66B LCU
20235.62B LCU
20227.29B LCU
2021-4.93B LCU
11 earlier values, back to 2010
2020-15.32B LCU
2019362.89M LCU
2018-669.81M LCU
2017-1.54B LCU
2016-2.76B LCU
2015-5.72B LCU
2014-7.40B LCU
2013-11.32B LCU
2012-14.67B LCU
2011-22.69B LCU
2010-52.68B LCU
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.