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NATIONAL PUBLIC DEBT Ireland 2020

Public debt went up in Ireland

In 2020 Ireland public debt was 217,885 million euros248,661 million dollars, has increased 14,50220,279 million since 2019.

This amount means that the debt in 2020 reached 58.1% of Ireland GDP, a 1 percentage point rise from 2019, when it was 57.1% of GDP.

If we check the tables we can see the evolution of Ireland debt. It has risen since 2010 in global debt terms, when it was 144,230 million euros 191,365 million dollars although it has fallen as a percentage of GDP, when it amounted to 86.2%.

According to the last data point published, Ireland per capita debt in 2020 was 43,522 euros49,669 dollars per inhabitant. In 2019 it was 40,968 euros 46,004 dollars, afterwards rising by 2,554 euros3,665 dollars, and if we again check 2010 we can see that then the debt per person was 31,554 euros41,866 dollars .

The position of Ireland, as compared with the rest of the world, has improved in 2020 in terms of GDP percentage. Currently it is country number 94 in the list of debt to GDP and 186 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
2020Q4217,88558.10%€43,522
2020Q3227,15860.90%€45,757
2020Q2225,78761.80%€45,481
2020Q1213,61258.50%€43,028
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Ireland: Evolution of debt
DateDebt (M.€.)Debt ($M)Debt (%GDP)Debt Per CapitaDebt Per Capita
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