IE · 2012 · gov_10dd_edpt1
Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
Ireland, 2012
Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
118.9%
Ireland, 2012
▲ 8.5% vs 2011 (109.6%)
Analysis
In 2012, Ireland's government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data increased by 8.5% compared to 2011, reaching 118.9%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 85.0%.
Ireland ranks 4th 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 397.5% (from 23.9% in 2007).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10dd_edpt1, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2012
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2012
139.9%
EU-27: 85.0%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10dd_edpt1