IE · 2017 · gov_10dd_edpt1
Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
Ireland, 2017
Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
65.2%
Ireland, 2017
▼ 10.3% vs 2016 (72.7%)
Analysis
In 2017, Ireland's government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data decreased by 10.3% compared to 2016, reaching 65.2%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 81.5%.
Ireland ranks 13th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 45.2% (from 118.9% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10dd_edpt1, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#13 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
80.0%
EU-27: 81.5%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10dd_edpt1