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Ireland: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP)

4.41percent · 2024+220.9% 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 as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Reported as: -. Annual figures for Ireland from 1972 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20244.407
20231.591
20221.729
2021-1.193
2020-4.788
20190.571
20180.096
2017-0.314
2016-0.826
2015-2.107
2014-3.646
2013-6.2
2012-8.334
2011-13.338
2010-32.134
2009-13.815
2008-6.669
20070.454
20062.601
20051.375
20041.223
20030.056
2002-0.198
20011.416
20004.979
19993.6
19982.248
19971.411
1996-0.128
1995-2.006
1994-2.321
1993-2.672
1992-2.601
1991-2.385
1990-2.373
1989-1.922
1988-4.223
1987-7.663
1986-8.487
1985-8.581
1984-7.035
1983-8.426
1982-9.821
1981-8.923
1980-8.06
1979-7.653
1978-6.964
1977-5.009
1976-5.132
1975-7.721
1974-4.382
1973-2.129
1972-2.095

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World Bank (2026). Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-net-lending-net-borrowing-zs (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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