International Monetary Fund · Public Sector
Ireland: General Government Debt (IMF)
41.11percent · 2024-59.4% since 2014
Total stock of debt liabilities issued by the general government as a share of GDP. Annual figures for Ireland from 1979 to 2024.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 41.113 | |
| 2023 | 43.283 | |
| 2022 | 43.149 | |
| 2021 | 52.564 | |
| 2020 | 57.007 | |
| 2019 | 55.924 | |
| 2018 | 61.472 | |
| 2017 | 65.234 | |
| 2016 | 72.64 | |
| 2015 | 73.962 | |
| 2014 | 101.276 | |
| 2013 | 117.494 | |
| 2012 | 118.73 | |
| 2011 | 109.428 | |
| 2010 | 86.135 | |
| 2009 | 61.765 | |
| 2008 | 42.514 | |
| 2007 | 23.948 | |
| 2006 | 23.653 | |
| 2005 | 26.06 | |
| 2004 | 28.103 | |
| 2003 | 29.832 | |
| 2002 | 30.89 | |
| 2001 | 33.578 | |
| 2000 | 36.412 | |
| 1999 | 46.57 | |
| 1998 | 51.414 | |
| 1997 | 61.578 | |
| 1996 | 69.833 | |
| 1995 | 78.522 | |
| 1994 | 88.02 | |
| 1993 | 93.369 | |
| 1992 | 90.567 | |
| 1991 | 93.763 | |
| 1990 | 92.656 | |
| 1989 | 97.921 | |
| 1988 | 106.508 | |
| 1987 | 108.264 | |
| 1986 | 107.231 | |
| 1985 | 92.959 | |
| 1984 | 90.231 | |
| 1983 | 86.147 | |
| 1982 | 73.45 | |
| 1981 | 68.782 | |
| 1980 | 64.601 | |
| 1979 | 63.457 |
Source
Published by International Monetary Fund, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions. Retrieved 2026-11-05.
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International Monetary Fund (2026). General Government Debt (IMF). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/imf-general-government-debt (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.
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