Ireland — General Government Net Debt (% of GDP)
Net government debt as a share of GDP; a truer measure of net fiscal position than gross debt for countries with large financial assets (e.g. Japan, Norway).
Time Series
Unit: percent · Values in red are IMF forecasts (as of April 2026)
| Year | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22.45 | Forecast |
| 2025 | 26.32 | Forecast |
| 2024 | 31.3 | Actual |
| 2023 | 36.8 | Actual |
| 2022 | 37.06 | Actual |
| 2021 | 41.12 | Actual |
| 2020 | 48.42 | Actual |
| 2019 | 47.71 | Actual |
| 2018 | 52.54 | Actual |
| 2017 | 56.7 | Actual |
| 2016 | 64.1 | Actual |
| 2015 | 63.73 | Actual |
| 2014 | 84.01 | Actual |
| 2013 | 88.94 | Actual |
| 2012 | 86.73 | Actual |
| 2011 | 78.59 | Actual |
| 2010 | 66.65 | Actual |
| 2009 | 36.96 | Actual |
| 2008 | 22.77 | Actual |
| 2007 | 14.38 | Actual |
| 2006 | 14.49 | Actual |
| 2005 | 17.62 | Actual |
| 2004 | 19.82 | Actual |
| 2003 | 22.05 | Actual |
| 2002 | 22.68 | Actual |
World ranking
World ranking — General Government Net Debt (% of GDP)
Other indicators for this country
- Consumer Price Index
- Current Account Balance (USD)
- Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
- Employment (millions)
- GDP Deflator
- Nominal GDP (LCU)
- Nominal GDP (USD)
- GDP per capita (LCU, current)
- GDP per capita (LCU, constant prices)
- GDP per capita (PPP, International $)
- GDP per capita (USD)
- GDP (PPP, International $)
- Real GDP (LCU, constant prices)
- General Government Gross Debt (% of GDP)
- General Government Gross Debt (LCU)
- General Government Net Debt (LCU)
- Population, Total (millions)
- Unemployment Rate
Open Data (Linked Open Data)
Source
IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026) via ecodb.net