Ireland Ireland National Debt

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NATIONAL PUBLIC DEBT Ireland 2023

National debt fell in Ireland

In 2023 Ireland public debt was 220,673 million euros238,613 million dollars, has decreased 4,0751,749 million since 2022.

This amount means that the debt in 2023 reached 43.7% of Ireland GDP, a 0.7 percentage point fall from 2022, when it was 44.4% of GDP.

If we check the tables we can see the evolution of Ireland debt. It has risen since 2013 in global debt terms, when it was 215,242 million euros 286,031 million dollars although it has fallen as a percentage of GDP, when it amounted to 120.1%.

According to the last data point published, Ireland per capita debt in 2023 was 41,862 euros45,266 dollars per inhabitant. In 2022 it was 42,635 euros 44,934 dollars, afterwards dropping by 773 euros 332dollars, and if we again check 2013 we can see that then the debt per person was 46,410 euros61,673 dollars .

The position of Ireland, as compared with the rest of the world, has improved in 2023 in terms of GDP percentage. Currently it is country number 62 in the list of debt to GDP and 182 in debt per capita, out of the 191 we publish.

In this page we show you the progression of the public debt in Ireland. You can see debt in other countries in Public debt and see all the information about Ireland in economy of Ireland.

Ireland: Evolution of debt
DateDebt (M.€.)Debt (%GDP)Debt Per Capita
2023Q4220,67343.70%€41,862
2023Q3222,55743.50%€42,220
2023Q2223,04443.10%€42,312
2023Q1223,59243.50%€42,416
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Ireland: Evolution of debt
DateDebt (M.€.)Debt ($M)Debt (%GDP)Debt Per CapitaDebt Per Capita
2023220,673238,61343.70%€41,862$45,266
2022224,748236,86444.40%€42,635$44,934
2021236,127279,13654.40%€46,665$55,165
2020217,885248,66158.10%€43,522$49,669
2019203,383228,38257.10%€40,968$46,004
2018205,848243,21162.90%€41,973$49,592
2017201,262227,29267.40%€41,666$47,055
2016200,635222,02474.40%€41,935$46,406
2015201,674223,78876.50%€42,671$47,350
2014203,382270,269104.00%€43,480$57,779
2013215,242286,031120.10%€46,410$61,673
2012210,026270,023119.90%€45,561$58,576
2011189,727264,045110.40%€41,341$57,535
2010144,230191,36586.20%€31,554$41,866
2009104,685145,85461.80%€23,011$32,060
200879,621117,09042.50%€17,610$25,897
200747,18364,67123.90%€10,584$14,507
200643,72454,90323.60%€10,074$12,650
200544,37155,23226.10%€10,544$13,125
200443,88954,56928.10%€10,674$13,272
200343,40949,09029.80%€10,775$12,185
200241,98739,67430.90%€10,592$10,008
200140,96936,69333.60%€10,506$9,409
200039,49436,49336.40%€10,304$9,521
199943,21346,10146.60%€11,439$12,204
199841,35346,43051.40%€11,081$12,441
199743,59951,08361.60%€11,805$13,831
199644,44753,02369.90%€12,161$14,507
199541,33354,38578.60%€11,418$15,023
199441,67349,15388.25%€11,584$13,663
199341,12847,95893.61%€11,478$13,384
199237,04149,73290.80%€10,377$13,933
199136,00445,79494.01%€10,149$12,909
199034,19444,65892.90%€9,712$12,684
198933,33037,24098.17%€9,504$10,619
198832,68139,275106.78%€9,297$11,173
198731,09736,441108.55%€8,797$10,309
198628,82030,577107.51%€8,129$8,625
198523,45519,67793.20%€6,637$5,568
198420,95917,94190.47%€5,917$5,065
198318,06817,76286.37%€5,129$5,042
198213,97615,65473.64%€3,995$4,475
198111,03314,04868.96%€3,177$4,045
19808,54013,84164.77%€2,488$4,032
Ireland: Evolution of debt as a percentage of GDP

Ireland: Evolution of debt in millions