Ireland — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · 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. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
Ireland's central government deficit reading was 1.2% of GDP in 2025. The period change from 3.8% of GDP in 2024 was −2.6 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 0.08% of GDP.
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- Annual data, 1947–2025
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Latest observations
2010–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.2 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 3.8 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 1.1 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 1.4 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -1.1 % of GDP |
11 earlier values, back to 2010
| 2020 | -4 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 0.1 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -0.2 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -0.5 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -1 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -2.1 % of GDP |
| 2014 | -3.7 % of GDP |
| 2013 | -6.2 % of GDP |
| 2012 | -8.3 % of GDP |
| 2011 | -13.1 % of GDP |
| 2010 | -31.5 % of GDP |