Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data

In 2025, Ireland's government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data decreased by 14.1% compared to 2024, reaching 32.9%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 81.7%.

Ireland ranks 23rd 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 42.2% (from 56.9% in 2020).

Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10dd_edpt1, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.