IE · 2009 · gov_10dd_edpt1
Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
Ireland, 2009
Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
61.8%
Ireland, 2009
▲ 45.4% vs 2008 (42.5%)
Analysis
In 2009, Ireland's government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data increased by 45.4% compared to 2008, reaching 61.8%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 75.7%.
Ireland ranks 10th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 120.7% (from 28.0% in 2004).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10dd_edpt1, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2009
#10 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2009
81.6%
EU-27: 75.7%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10dd_edpt1