IE · 2018 · gov_10dd_edpt1
Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
Ireland, 2018
Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
61.3%
Ireland, 2018
▼ 6.0% vs 2017 (65.2%)
Analysis
In 2018, Ireland's government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data decreased by 6.0% compared to 2017, reaching 61.3%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 79.5%.
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 47.9% (from 117.7% in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10dd_edpt1, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#13 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
77.1%
EU-27: 79.5%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10dd_edpt1