Ireland — General government debt (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1922–2031 · 110 observations
About this series
General 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 general government debt reading was 32.9% of GDP in 2025, compared with 38.3% of GDP in 2024. The period change was −5.4 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 52% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2010–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | 29.1 % of GDP |
| 2030 | 29.1 % of GDP |
| 2029 | 29.5 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 30.3 % of GDP |
| 2027 | 31.6 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2026 | 32.4 % of GDP |
| 2025 | 32.9 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 38.3 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 41.8 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 43 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 52.4 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 56.9 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 55.8 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 61.3 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 65.2 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 72.7 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 74 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 101.4 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 117.7 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 118.9 % of GDP |
Values before 2012, back to 2010, are on the chart — hover to read them.