Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data

In 2024, Ireland's government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data decreased by 8.4% compared to 2023, reaching 38.3%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 80.7%.

Ireland ranks 21st 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 31.4% (from 55.8% in 2019).

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