Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data

In 2004, Ireland's government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data increased by 333.3% compared to 2003, reaching 1.3%.

Ireland ranks 5th out of 6 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 62.9% (from 3.5% in 1999).

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