# Government balance in Ireland

Government balance in Ireland was 1.8% of GDP in 2025. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

- Indicator id: `government_deficit`
- Place id: `ie`
- Unit: % of GDP
- Definition: General government net lending (+) or net borrowing (-) as a percentage of GDP.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Government deficit and debt, net lending or borrowing (gov_10dd_edpt1) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/gov_10dd_edpt1/default/table)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-07
- License: Eurostat reuse policy (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: Eurostat. Government deficit and debt, net lending or borrowing (gov_10dd_edpt1). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/gov_10dd_edpt1/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/government-balance/ireland
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/government-balance/ireland.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=government_deficit&place=ie

| Period | % of GDP |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 1.8 |
| 2024 | 4.1 |
| 2023 | 1.4 |
| 2022 | 1.6 |
| 2021 | -1.3 |
| 2020 | -5 |
| 2019 | 0.4 |
| 2018 | 0.1 |
| 2017 | -0.3 |
| 2016 | -0.8 |
| 2015 | -2 |
| 2014 | -3.5 |
| 2013 | -6.3 |
| 2012 | -8.4 |
| 2011 | -13.5 |
| 2010 | -32.1 |
| 2009 | -13.9 |
| 2008 | -7 |
| 2007 | 0.3 |
| 2006 | 2.8 |
| 2005 | 1.6 |
| 2004 | 1.3 |
| 2003 | 0.3 |
| 2002 | -0.5 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2000 | 4.9 |