Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data

In 2005, Ireland's government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data decreased by 6.8% compared to 2004, reaching 26.1%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 67.2%.

Ireland ranks 22nd 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 28.3% (from 36.4% in 2000).

Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10dd_edpt1, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.