NATIONAL PUBLIC DEBT Ireland 2022

Public debt in Ireland goes down

In 2022 Ireland public debt was 224,771 million euros236,891 million dollars, has decreased 11,34842,571 million since 2021.

This amount means that the debt in 2022 reached 43.1% of Ireland GDP, a 9.5 percentage point fall from 2021, when it was 52.6% of GDP.

If we check the tables we can see the evolution of Ireland debt. It has risen since 2012 in global debt terms, when it was 210,023 million euros 270,010 million dollars although it has fallen as a percentage of GDP, when it amounted to 118.7%.

According to the last data point published, Ireland per capita debt in 2022 was 42,640 euros44,939 dollars per inhabitant. In 2021 it was 45,810 euros 54,220 dollars, afterwards dropping by 3,170 euros 9,281dollars, and if we again check 2012 we can see that then the debt per person was 45,560 euros58,573 dollars .

The position of Ireland, as compared with the rest of the world, has improved in 2022 in terms of GDP percentage. Currently it is country number 64 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
2022Q4224,77143.10%€42,640
2022Q3236,10246.90%€45,807
2022Q2236,60248.90%€45,904
2022Q1235,17350.60%€45,627
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Ireland: Evolution of debt
DateDebt (M.€.)Debt ($M)Debt (%GDP)Debt Per CapitaDebt Per Capita
2022224,771236,89143.10%€42,640$44,939
2021236,119279,46252.60%€45,810$54,220
2020217,882248,66857.00%€43,001$49,077
2019203,380227,70755.90%€40,574$45,427
2018205,845243,20761.50%€41,666$49,229
2017201,259227,28265.20%€41,448$46,807
2016200,632222,02272.60%€41,806$46,263
2015201,575223,67674.00%€42,650$47,326
2014203,378270,261101.30%€43,479$57,777
2013215,239285,870117.50%€46,409$61,639
2012210,023270,010118.70%€45,560$58,573
2011189,724264,045109.40%€41,341$57,535
2010144,227191,36486.10%€31,553$41,866
2009104,703145,87961.80%€23,015$32,065
200879,621117,09042.50%€17,610$25,897
200747,19564,68723.90%€10,587$14,511
200643,73954,92223.70%€10,078$12,654
200544,38155,24426.10%€10,546$13,128
200443,91454,60028.10%€10,680$13,279
200343,42949,11329.80%€10,779$12,190
200242,00939,69430.90%€10,597$10,013
200140,99536,71633.60%€10,512$9,415
200039,50636,50536.40%€10,307$9,524
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