Government deficit or surplus in Ireland
The government balance in Ireland was 1.8% of GDP in 2025.
Ireland, 2025
1.8%
Change from 2024
−2.4percentage points
European Union, 2025
-3.1%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
-2.5%
Position in 2025
4th of 27
Government deficit or surplus in Ireland over time
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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ireland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.8% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | -1.2% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | -4.9% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | -0.3% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | -0.8% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | -2.0% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | -3.5% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | -6.3% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | -8.4% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | -13.5% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | -32.2% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | -13.9% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | -7.0% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | -0.5% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -2.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −2.4 percentage points from 4.2% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was -2.0%, the figure has changed by +3.8 percentage points.
- Among the 27 countries with data for 2025, Ireland has the 4th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was -3.1%.