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Ireland: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU)

24.80Bcurrent LCU · 2024+439.1% since 2014

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (–) equals government revenue minus expense, minus net investment in nonfinancial assets. It is also equal to the net result of transactions in financial assets and liabilities. Net lending/net borrowing is a summary measure indicating the extent to which government is either putting financial resources at the disposal of other sectors in the economy or abroad, or utilizing the financial resources generated by other sectors in the economy or from abroad. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units. Reported as: -. Annual figures for Ireland from 1972 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (current LCU)Note
202424,800,400,000
20238,349,500,000
20229,000,900,000
2021-5,350,700,000
2020-18,276,400,000
20192,077,600,000
2018322,200,000
2017-969,500,000
2016-2,278,900,000
2015-5,737,000,000
2014-7,313,500,000
2013-11,340,500,000
2012-14,719,600,000
2011-23,091,600,000
2010-53,746,400,000
2009-23,418,900,000
2008-12,490,500,000
2007894,900,000
20064,810,200,000
20052,341,400,000
20041,911,100,000
200381,600,000
2002-269,200,000
20011,728,300,000
20005,401,900,000
19993,340,300,000
19981,807,800,000
1997979,200,000
1996-77,100,000
1995-1,098,600,000
1994-1,124,943,496.656
1993-1,204,359,264.771
1992-1,085,626,057.057
1991-936,939,728.073
1990-898,339,690.489
1989-675,500,657.724
1988-1,329,415,768.115
1987-2,220,771,899.173
1986-2,299,495,660.035
1985-2,191,567,923.369
1984-1,657,008,192.35
1983-1,787,791,214.428
1982-1,886,830,784.546
1981-1,455,119,837.88
1980-1,083,086,580.9
1979-869,770,583.724
1978-675,500,657.724
1977-410,125,399.333
1976-342,829,281.176
1975-420,283,303.96
1974-187,921,235.608
1973-82,532,975.098
1972-67,296,118.157

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-net-lending-net-borrowing (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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