IE · 2003 · gov_10dd_edpt1
Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
Ireland, 2003
Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
29.8%
Ireland, 2003
▼ 3.6% vs 2002 (30.9%)
Analysis
In 2003, Ireland's government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data decreased by 3.6% compared to 2002, reaching 29.8%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 66.8%.
Ireland ranks 20th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 42.0% (from 51.4% in 1998).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10dd_edpt1, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2003
#20 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2003
44.6%
EU-27: 66.8%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10dd_edpt1