Government debt in Ireland
Government debt in Ireland was equal to 34.8% of GDP at the end of 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2007.
Ireland, 2025
34.8%
Change from 2024
−3.6percentage points
European Union, 2025
81.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
58.9%
Position in 2025
23rd of 27
Government debt in Ireland over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ireland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34.8% | 81.5% |
| 2024 | 38.4% | 80.3% |
| 2023 | 42.1% | 80.3% |
| 2022 | 42.8% | 82.3% |
| 2021 | 52.4% | 86.6% |
| 2020 | 57.1% | 89.4% |
| 2019 | 55.8% | 77.4% |
| 2018 | 61.4% | 79.4% |
| 2017 | 65.3% | 81.5% |
| 2016 | 72.7% | 84.0% |
| 2015 | 74.1% | 85.0% |
| 2014 | 101.5% | 86.9% |
| 2013 | 117.8% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | 119.0% | 85.0% |
| 2011 | 109.7% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | 86.3% | 80.4% |
| 2009 | 61.8% | 75.7% |
| 2008 | 42.5% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | 24.0% | 62.4% |
| 2006 | 23.7% | 65.0% |
| 2005 | 26.1% | 67.2% |
| 2004 | 28.0% | 67.1% |
| 2003 | 29.8% | 66.8% |
| 2002 | 30.9% | 65.6% |
| 2001 | 33.6% | 65.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −3.6 percentage points from 38.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 74.1%, the figure has changed by −39.3 percentage points.
- Among the 27 countries with data for 2025, Ireland has the 23rd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 81.5%.