IE · 2020 · gov_10dd_edpt1
Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
Ireland, 2020
Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
56.9%
Ireland, 2020
▲ 2.0% vs 2019 (55.8%)
Analysis
In 2020, Ireland's government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data increased by 2.0% compared to 2019, reaching 56.9%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 89.5%.
Ireland ranks 15th 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 23.1% (from 74.0% in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10dd_edpt1, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#15 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
63.6%
EU-27: 89.5%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10dd_edpt1