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)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10dd_edpt1