IE · 2019 · gov_10dd_edpt1

Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data

Ireland, 2019

Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
55.8%
Ireland, 2019
▼ 9.0% vs 2018 (61.3%)
Analysis

In 2019, Ireland's government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data decreased by 9.0% compared to 2018, reaching 55.8%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 77.5%.

Ireland ranks 14th 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 45.0% (from 101.4% in 2014).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#14 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2019
72.0%
EU-27: 77.5%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
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