Ireland Total Debt: % of GDP

2002 - 2025 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Ireland Total Debt: % of GDP

  • Ireland Total Debt accounted for 814.5 % of the country's GDP in 2025, compared with the ratio of 831.6 % in the previous quarter.
  • Ireland Total Debt: % of GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2002 to Sep 2025.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 1,960.5 % in Jun 2010 and a record low of 726.1 % in Sep 2002.

CEIC calculates quarterly Total Debt as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Total Debt and quarterly Nominal GDP. Total Debt is calculated as Total Liabilities less Equity & Investment Fund Shares and Financial Derivatives. The Central Bank of Ireland provides Total Debt in EUR. Central Statistics Office provides Nominal GDP in EUR.

View Ireland's Total Debt: % of GDP from Mar 2002 to Sep 2025 in the chart:

Ireland Total Debt: % of GDP

What was Ireland's Total Debt: % of GDP in Sep 2025?

Ireland Total Debt accounted for 814.5 % of the country's GDP in 2025, compared with the ratio of 831.6 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
814.5 Sep 2025 831.6 Jun 2025 726.1 Sep 2002 1,960.5 Jun 2010 % quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025

Total Debt: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Australia (%) 268.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1988 - Sep 2025
Austria (%) 523.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Belgium (%) 698.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1998 - Sep 2025
Bulgaria (%) 348.2 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Canada (%) 944.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2025
Croatia (%) 415.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Cyprus (%) 1,165.9 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Czech Republic (%) 388.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Denmark (%) 847.5 2024 yearly 1994 - 2024
Estonia (%) 381.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2025
European Union (%) 689.5 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Finland (%) 608.5 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
France (%) 948.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Germany (%) 594.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Greece (%) 521.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1997 - Sep 2025
Hungary (%) 385.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Iceland (%) 679.7 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Ireland (%) 814.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Italy (%) 550.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Japan (%) 1,167.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1998 - Dec 2025
South Korea (%) 722.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2008 - Sep 2025
Latvia (%) 340.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Lithuania (%) 327.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Luxembourg (%) 6,972.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
North Macedonia (%) 335.0 2023 yearly 2013 - 2023
Malta (%) 1,332.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Mexico (%) 114.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Netherlands (%) 938.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
New Zealand (%) 586.2 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
Norway (%) 592.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2025
Poland (%) 299.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Portugal (%) 458.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Romania (%) 244.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (%) 372.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2025
Slovenia (%) 323.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Spain (%) 554.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Sweden (%) 742.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Switzerland (%) 898.9 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Taiwan, China (%) 880.3 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Turkey (%) 247.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2014 - Sep 2025
Ukraine (%) 235.5 2021 yearly 2009 - 2021
United Kingdom (%) 828.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1987 - Sep 2025
United States (%) 719.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1951 - Dec 2025

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Ireland Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) 1.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) 260.587 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 28,981.300 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 15.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 245,214.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 32.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (EUR bn) 176.732 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (EUR bn) 214.408 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (EUR bn) 182.964 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
General Government Debt: Gross (EUR mn) 208,960.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
General Government: Net Operating Balance (EUR mn) 2,280.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.500 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Trade Balance (USD mn) 4,987.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1970 - Jan 2026
Total Exports (USD mn) 19,119.7 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1970 - Jan 2026
Total Exports Growth (%) 24.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1971 - Sep 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 56,224.350 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 32,419,149.387 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 57,640,700.429 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 14,132.7 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1970 - Jan 2026
Total Imports Growth (%) 6.3 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1971 - Jan 2026
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 9,365,407.192 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 7,594,186.833 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 4,107.043 Jan 2026 monthly Apr 1964 - Jan 2026
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 1,871.386 Jan 2026 monthly Apr 1964 - Jan 2026
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 770.497 Nov 2025 monthly Feb 1984 - Nov 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 1,735.795 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 1967 - Nov 2025
Exports: OM: Professional, Scientific and Controlling Apparatus (EUR th) 895,965.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1977 - Jan 2026
Exports: CP: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products (EUR th) 5,946,962.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1972 - Jan 2026
Exports: CP: Organic Chemicals (EUR th) 1,158,086.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1977 - Jan 2026
Exports: MT: Office and Data Processing (EUR th) 1,554,903.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1977 - Jan 2026
Exports: CP: Oils, Perfumes and Toilet Preparation Products (EUR th) 700,490.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1972 - Jan 2026
Exports: EU: Germany (EUR mn) 1,272.974 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2026
Exports: Switzerland (EUR mn) 233.445 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1992 - Jan 2026
Exports: USA (EUR mn) 3,497.141 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1992 - Jan 2026
Exports: EU: Belgium (EUR mn) 988.714 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2026
Exports: UK: Great Britain (EUR mn) 1,766.192 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2020 - Jan 2026
Imports: MT: Electrical (EUR th) 892,071.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1977 - Jan 2026
Imports: MT: Office and Data Processing (EUR th) 1,261,450.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1977 - Jan 2026
Imports: CP: Organic Chemicals (EUR th) 508,642.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1977 - Jan 2026
Imports: ML: Petroleum, Petroleum Products and Related Materials (EUR th) 345,892.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1972 - Jan 2026
Imports: CP: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products (EUR th) 1,812,057.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1972 - Jan 2026
Imports: EU: Netherlands (EUR mn) 554.393 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1992 - Jan 2026
Imports: China incl Hong Kong and Macao (EUR mn) 1,131.497 Jan 2026 monthly Oct 2000 - Jan 2026
Imports: USA (EUR mn) 1,593.483 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1992 - Jan 2026
Imports: EU: Germany (EUR mn) 1,011.200 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1992 - Jan 2026
Foreign Trade: Exports (EUR th) 16,176,774.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1970 - Jan 2026
Foreign Trade Balance (EUR th) 4,825,997.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1970 - Jan 2026
Foreign Trade: Exports: sa (EUR th) 16,280,400.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1970 - Jan 2026
Foreign Trade Balance: sa (EUR th) 4,246,400.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1970 - Jan 2026
Foreign Trade: Imports (EUR th) 11,350,777.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1970 - Jan 2026
Foreign Trade: Imports: sa (EUR th) 12,034,000.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1970 - Jan 2026
Trade Volume Index: Imports (2010=100) 306.526 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1970 - Dec 2025
Trade Volume Index: Exports (2010=100) 218.284 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1970 - Dec 2025
Trade Volume Index: Imports: sa (2010=100) 296.905 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1970 - Dec 2025
Trade Volume Index: Exports: sa (2010=100) 248.266 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1970 - Dec 2025
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 34,262.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 22,116.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1981 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 8.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 12,577.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1981 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 7.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 167,683.168 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 94.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 148,927.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 18,755.943 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 3,803,349.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 507.4 2025 yearly 2002 - 2025
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 1,645,599.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 219.5 2025 yearly 2002 - 2025
Total Debt: % of GDP (%) 814.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 84.913 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -356,274.377 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Assets: Portfolio Investment (EUR mn) 136,646.840 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Direct Investment in Ireland (EUR mn) 10,808.910 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current Account (CA): Debit (EUR mn) 292,336.670 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Debit: Merchandise (EUR mn) 45,621.700 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Account (FA): Assets: Direct Investment Abroad (EUR mn) 29,445.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Credit: Primary Income (EUR mn) 76,901.350 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Credit: Merchandise (EUR mn) 87,856.280 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Assets: Reserve Assets (EUR mn) -54.500 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Debit: Primary Income (EUR mn) 113,346.090 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current Account (CA): Credit (EUR mn) 305,143.980 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Credit: Secondary Income (EUR mn) 2,286.530 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Assets: Other Investment (EUR mn) 97,483.070 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Debit: Secondary Income (EUR mn) 3,365.010 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Credit: Services (EUR mn) 138,099.820 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Portfolio Investment (EUR mn) 144,107.210 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Debit: Services (EUR mn) 130,003.860 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Other Investment (EUR mn) 99,782.120 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
Gross External Debt: Others: Short Term (EUR mn) 1,033,804.520 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
Gross External Debt: Others: Long Term (EUR mn) 1,187,448.260 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
Gross External Debt: Monetary Authority: Long Term (EUR mn) 4,757.960 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
Gross External Debt: MFI: Long Term (EUR mn) 67,849.430 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
Gross External Debt (EUR mn) 3,240,754.240 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
Gross External Debt: MFI: Short Term (EUR mn) 336,371.660 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
Gross External Debt: General Government: Short Term (EUR mn) 76.520 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
Gross External Debt: General Government: Long Term (EUR mn) 103,932.650 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
Gross External Debt: Monetary Authority: Short Term (EUR mn) 31,928.240 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
IIP: Assets (EUR mn) 9,626,041.290 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
IIP: Net (EUR mn) -303,573.940 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
IIP: Liabilities (EUR mn) 9,929,615.230 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income (EUR mn) -1,173.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2018
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment (EUR mn) 19,943.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2018
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income (EUR mn) -18,279.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2018
BoP: Current Account: Services (EUR mn) -7,632.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2018
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (EUR mn) 9,642.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2018
BoP: Financial Account (EUR mn) -11,740.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2018
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment (EUR mn) -46,182.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2018
BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment (EUR mn) 13,921.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2018
Direct Investment Abroad: Stock: Europe: Netherlands (EUR mn) 131,204.800 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Direct Investment Abroad: Stock: Europe: UK (EUR mn) 119,268.400 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Direct Investment Abroad: Stock: America: North America: Canada (EUR mn) 3,503.704 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Direct Investment Abroad: Stock: America: North America: USA (EUR mn) 146,328.900 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Direct Investment Abroad: Stock (EUR mn) 1,191,557.000 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Direct Investment Abroad: Stock: Europe: Germany (EUR mn) 3,899.689 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Europe: Netherlands (EUR mn) 156,302.500 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Europe: UK (EUR mn) 24,389.170 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Europe: Germany (EUR mn) 10,450.390 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Europe: Luxembourg (EUR mn) 60,365.100 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: Stock (EUR mn) 1,089,152.000 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Europe: France (EUR mn) 20,136.800 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
No of Enterprises: Industry (Unit) 20,595.000 2021 yearly 1991 - 2021
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 24.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 370,164.004 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Dec 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 451,311.402 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025
M2 Growth (%) 5.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 1.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 4,702.7 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Feb 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 0.644 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 0.4 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2026
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 2,017.551 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 1956 - Feb 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 399,536.865 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 3.8 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2026
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 0.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - May 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - May 2025
Credit to Households (USD bn) 178.538 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 879.841 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1971 - Sep 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 184,374.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 765,607.351 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 9.04 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 22.27 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2025
Monetary Aggregates: M2 (EUR mn) 384,553.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025
Monetary Aggregates: M3 (EUR mn) 526,640.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025
Monetary Aggregates: M1 (EUR mn) 315,409.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025
Official External Reserves (EUR mn) 11,950.851 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1990 - Feb 2026
Official External Reserves: Foreign Exchange (EUR mn) 3,977.887 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Feb 2026
Retail Bank Loans: HN: NB: HH: Consumer Credit (EUR mn) 361.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2026

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