Ireland — General government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1926–2031 · 100 observations
About this series
The general 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.
For Ireland, the general government deficit reading stood at 1.8% of GDP in 2025. Against 4.1% of GDP in 2024, the period change was −2.3 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of 0.24% of GDP.
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- Annual data, 1926–2031
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Latest observations
2012–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | 0.42 % of GDP |
| 2030 | 0.37 % of GDP |
| 2029 | 0.54 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 0.69 % of GDP |
| 2027 | 1.19 % of GDP |
15 earlier values, back to 2012
| 2026 | 1.39 % of GDP |
| 2025 | 1.8 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 4.1 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 1.5 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 1.7 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -1.2 % of GDP |
| 2020 | -4.9 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 0.4 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 0.1 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -0.3 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -0.8 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -2 % of GDP |
| 2014 | -3.5 % of GDP |
| 2013 | -6.3 % of GDP |
| 2012 | -8.4 % of GDP |