IE · 2008 · gov_10dd_edpt1
Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
Ireland, 2008
Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
42.5%
Ireland, 2008
▲ 77.8% vs 2007 (23.9%)
Analysis
In 2008, Ireland's government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data increased by 77.8% compared to 2007, reaching 42.5%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 65.1%.
Ireland ranks 13th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 42.6% (from 29.8% in 2003).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10dd_edpt1, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2008
#13 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2008
65.3%
EU-27: 65.1%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10dd_edpt1