🇮🇪Ireland government budget balance
Ireland's government budget balance is 1.8% as of 2025, from official Eurostat data. It fell from 4.1% the previous year. Over the period shown it has ranged from -32.1% to 4.9%. That is 4.7 percentage points above the euro-area average of -2.9% — the 2nd of 21 member states that report it.
Government budget balance · Ireland
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Source: Eurostat · data through 2025 · released 2026-04-22 · modifications: none
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Ireland government budget balance — frequently asked questions
- What is Ireland's government budget balance?
- Ireland's government budget balance is 1.8% as of 2025, from official Eurostat data.
- How does Ireland's government budget balance compare with the euro area?
- It is the 2nd-highest of 21 euro-area members that report it, against a euro-area average of -2.9%.
- Is Ireland's government budget balance rising or falling?
- It fell from 4.1% to 1.8% in the latest reading (2025).