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NATIONAL PUBLIC DEBT Ireland 2018

The national debt increased in Ireland

In 2018 Ireland public debt was 205,848 million euros243,211 million dollars, has increased 4,58615,919 million since 2017.

This amount means that the debt in 2018 reached 62.9% of Ireland GDP, a 4.5 percentage point fall from 2017, when it was 67.4% of GDP.

If we check the tables we can see the evolution of Ireland debt. It has risen since 2008 in global debt terms, when it was 79,621 million euros 117,090 million dollars and also in terms of GDP percentage, when it amounted to 42.5%.

According to the last data point published, Ireland per capita debt in 2018 was 41,973 euros49,592 dollars per inhabitant. In 2017 it was 41,666 euros 47,055 dollars, afterwards rising by 307 euros2,537 dollars, and if we again check 2008 we can see that then the debt per person was 17,610 euros25,897 dollars .

The position of Ireland, as compared with the rest of the world, has improved in 2018 in terms of GDP percentage. Currently it is country number 135 in the list of debt to GDP and 188 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
2018Q4205,84862.90%€41,973
2018Q3215,71066.70%€44,657
2018Q2214,51767.80%€44,410
2018Q1210,22868.30%€43,522
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Ireland: Evolution of debt
DateDebt (M.€.)Debt ($M)Debt (%GDP)Debt Per CapitaDebt Per Capita
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