Government debt, quarterly in Ireland
Government debt in Ireland was equal to 35.3% of GDP at the end of Q2 2026.
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
Ireland, Q2 2026
35.3%p (Provisional)
Change from Q1 2026
−1.7percentage points
European Union, Q2 2026
82.9%p (Provisional)
Median of European Union (27 countries), Q2 2026
59.4%
Position in Q2 2026
24th of 28
Government debt, quarterly 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 35.3%p (provisional) | 82.9%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2026 | 37.0%p (provisional) | 82.5%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2025 | 34.8% | 81.5%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2025 | 34.5% | 81.7%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2025 | 34.4% | 81.4%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2025 | 35.1% | 81.0%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2024 | 38.4% | 80.3%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2024 | 40.0% | 80.8%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2024 | 40.6% | 80.9%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2024 | 40.9% | 80.7%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2023 | 42.1% | 80.3%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2023 | 41.9% | 81.1%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2023 | 41.6% | 81.7%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2023 | 41.9% | 82.1%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2022 | 42.8% | 82.3%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2022 | 46.6% | 83.4%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2022 | 48.7% | 84.8%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2022 | 50.4% | 86.0%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2021 | 52.4% | 86.6%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2021 | 54.8% | 88.6%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2021 | 56.7% | 89.6%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2021 | 58.5% | 91.4%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2020 | 57.1% | 89.4%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2020 | 59.8% | 88.9%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2020 | 60.7% | 86.9%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2020 | 57.3% | 79.0%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2019 | 55.8% | 77.4%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2019 | 59.9% | 78.9%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2019 | 61.5% | 79.5%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2019 | 63.0% | 79.8%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2018 | 61.4% | 79.4%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2018 | 65.1% | 80.6%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2018 | 66.0% | 80.8%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2018 | 66.3% | 81.3%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2017 | 65.3% | 81.5% |
| Q3 2017 | 70.2% | 82.9% |
| Q2 2017 | 72.7% | 84.0% |
| Q1 2017 | 73.8% | 84.2% |
Flags: p provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −1.7 percentage points from 37.0% in Q1 2026.
- Since Q4 2023, when it was 42.1%, the figure has changed by −6.8 percentage points.
- Among the 28 countries with data for Q2 2026, Ireland has the 24th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in Q2 2026 was 82.9%.