Current account balance in Ireland
The current account balance of Ireland was 6.3% of GDP in 2025.
Ireland, 2025
6.3%
Change from 2024
−10.9percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
0.8%
Current account balance in Ireland over time
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Ireland
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ireland |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.3% |
| 2024 | 17.1% |
| 2023 | 7.9% |
| 2022 | 8.8% |
| 2021 | 12.3% |
| 2020 | -6.7% |
| 2019 | -20.6% |
| 2018 | 4.5% |
| 2017 | 1.6% |
| 2016 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 6.2% |
| 2014 | 2.1% |
| 2013 | 2.4% |
| 2012 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.0% |
| 2009 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | -5.6% |
| 2007 | -5.1% |
| 2006 | -3.4% |
| 2005 | -3.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −10.9 percentage points from 17.1% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 6.2%, the figure has changed by +0.1 percentage points.