IE · 2022 · gov_10dd_edpt1

Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data

Ireland, 2022

Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
43.0%
Ireland, 2022
▼ 17.9% vs 2021 (52.4%)
Analysis

In 2022, Ireland's government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data decreased by 17.9% compared to 2021, reaching 43.0%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 82.4%.

Ireland ranks 20th 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 34.0% (from 65.2% in 2017).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#20 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
52.2%
EU-27: 82.4%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025