IE · 2022 · gov_10dd_edpt1
Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
Ireland, 2022
Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
43.0%
Ireland, 2022
▼ 17.9% vs 2021 (52.4%)
Analysis
In 2022, Ireland's government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data decreased by 17.9% compared to 2021, reaching 43.0%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 82.4%.
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 34.0% (from 65.2% in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10dd_edpt1, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#20 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
52.2%
EU-27: 82.4%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10dd_edpt1