General government gross debt, national accounts in Ireland

General government gross debt, national accounts in Ireland was 34.8% of GDP in 2025, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. That is down 4.1 pts from 2024. That is the 19th highest of 22 EU countries in 2025.

2025, % of GDP34.8

Change on 2024-4.1 pts

Rank19th of 22EU countries ranked

Series high131.32013

Series low27.52007

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General government gross debt, national accounts in Ireland, 1998 to 2025

% of GDP. Source: OECD, OECD National Accounts at a Glance: gross debt of general government, percentage of GDP (DSD_NAAG_VI@DF_NAAG_VI, LES13_FD4). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-12.

All 28 values

Period	% of GDP
2025	34.8
2024	39
2023	45.3
2022	45.1
2021	63.1
2020	71.8
2019	68.9
2018	74.5
2017	76.7
2016	87.4
2015	89.4
2014	122.7
2013	131.3
2012	128.4
2011	110
2010	83.5
2009	67.5
2008	47.3
2007	27.5
2006	27.7
2005	31.3
2004	31.4
2003	32.8
2002	34.1
2001	35.5
2000	38.7
1999	50.4
1998	61.2

Rankings

Definition

Gross debt of general government (central, state and local government and social security funds) as a percentage of GDP, under the System of National Accounts: all liabilities that are debt instruments, including loans, debt securities, currency and deposits, insurance and pension entitlements and other accounts payable.

Not the Maastricht debt in government_debt: this measure also counts pension entitlements and accounts payable, and some countries value securities at market prices, so it is usually higher. Use it to compare OECD countries with each other.

How to cite

OECD. OECD National Accounts at a Glance: gross debt of general government, percentage of GDP (DSD_NAAG_VI@DF_NAAG_VI, LES13_FD4). https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_NAAG_VI%40DF_NAAG_VI&df[ag]=OECD.SDD.NAD. Accessed 2026-10-12. Data reuse terms and downstream attribution: https://www.oecd.org/en/about/terms-conditions.html

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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. (2026). OECD National Accounts at a Glance: gross debt of general government, percentage of GDP (DSD_NAAG_VI@DF_NAAG_VI, LES13_FD4) (General government gross debt, national accounts, Ireland, 1998 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_NAAG_VI%40DF_NAAG_VI&df[ag]=OECD.SDD.NAD

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OECD National Accounts at a Glance: gross debt of general government, percentage of GDP (DSD_NAAG_VI@DF_NAAG_VI, LES13_FD4), General government gross debt, national accounts, Ireland, 1998 to 2025. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 12 Oct. 2026, https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_NAAG_VI%40DF_NAAG_VI&df[ag]=OECD.SDD.NAD. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/general-government-gross-debt/ireland. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 2026. OECD National Accounts at a Glance: gross debt of general government, percentage of GDP (DSD_NAAG_VI@DF_NAAG_VI, LES13_FD4). General government gross debt, national accounts, Ireland, 1998 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_NAAG_VI%40DF_NAAG_VI&df[ag]=OECD.SDD.NAD. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/general-government-gross-debt/ireland.

Harvard

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (2026) OECD National Accounts at a Glance: gross debt of general government, percentage of GDP (DSD_NAAG_VI@DF_NAAG_VI, LES13_FD4), General government gross debt, national accounts, Ireland, 1998 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_NAAG_VI%40DF_NAAG_VI&df[ag]=OECD.SDD.NAD, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/general-government-gross-debt/ireland (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/general-government-gross-debt/ireland. Publisher attribution: OECD. OECD National Accounts at a Glance: gross debt of general government, percentage of GDP (DSD\_NAAG\_VI@DF\_NAAG\_VI, LES13\_FD4). https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ\&df[id]=DSD\_NAAG\_VI\%40DF\_NAAG\_VI\&df[ag]=OECD.SDD.NAD. Accessed 2026-10-12. Data reuse terms and downstream attribution: https://www.oecd.org/en/about/terms-conditions.html.},
}

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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. OECD National Accounts at a Glance: gross debt of general government, percentage of GDP (DSD_NAAG_VI@DF_NAAG_VI, LES13_FD4). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

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131.3% of GDP in 2013, the highest value since 1998 in this series.

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