IE · 2002 · gov_10dd_edpt1
Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
Ireland, 2002
Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
30.9%
Ireland, 2002
▼ 8.0% vs 2001 (33.6%)
Analysis
In 2002, Ireland's government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data decreased by 8.0% compared to 2001, reaching 30.9%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 65.6%.
Ireland ranks 20th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 49.8% (from 61.6% in 1997).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10dd_edpt1, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2002
#20 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2002
47.1%
EU-27: 65.6%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10dd_edpt1