Ireland’s current account surplus narrowed to €12.8 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025, from €18.2 billion in the same period of the previous year. This marked the smallest current account surplus since the first quarter of 2025, as the goods account surplus fell to €42.2 billion from €55 billion in Q4 2024. In contrast, the services account surplus rose to €8.1 billion from €6.9 billion. Moreover, the primary income deficit narrowed to €36.4 billion from €42.5 billion, and the secondary income shortfall fell slightly to €1.1 billion from €1.2 billion. source: Central Statistics Office Ireland

Ireland recorded a Current Account surplus of 12807 EUR Million in the fourth quarter of 2025. Current Account in Ireland averaged 882.06 EUR Million from 1981 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 35211.00 EUR Million in the second quarter of 2024 and a record low of -59400.00 EUR Million in the fourth quarter of 2019. This page provides - Ireland Current Account - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Ireland Current Account - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on March of 2026.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-12-04 11:00 AM
Current Account
Q3 €13.9B €19.5B €21.5B
2026-03-05 11:00 AM
Current Account
Q4 €12.8B €13.9B €19.0B
2026-06-05 10:00 AM
Current Account
Q1 €12.8B


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade 4825997.00 2652727.00 EUR Thousand Jan 2026
Capital Flows 8641.00 4571.00 EUR Million Dec 2025
Current Account 12807.00 13941.00 EUR Million Dec 2025
Exports 16176774.00 15812578.00 EUR Thousand Jan 2026
External Debt 3240754.24 3191931.33 EUR Million Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment 10809.00 18744.00 EUR Million Dec 2025
Imports 11350777.00 13159850.00 EUR Thousand Jan 2026
Terms of Trade 90.40 90.50 points Dec 2025


Ireland Current Account
Current Account is the sum of the balance of trade (exports minus imports of goods and services), net factor income (such as interest and dividends) and net transfer payments (such as foreign aid).
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
12807.00 13941.00 35211.00 -59400.00 1981 - 2025 EUR Million Quarterly

News Stream
Irish Current Account Surplus Narrows
Ireland’s current account surplus narrowed to €12.8 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025, from €18.2 billion in the same period of the previous year. This marked the smallest current account surplus since the first quarter of 2025, as the goods account surplus fell to €42.2 billion from €55 billion in Q4 2024. In contrast, the services account surplus rose to €8.1 billion from €6.9 billion. Moreover, the primary income deficit narrowed to €36.4 billion from €42.5 billion, and the secondary income shortfall fell slightly to €1.1 billion from €1.2 billion.
2026-03-05
Irish Current Account Surplus Narrows
Ireland's current account narrowed to €13.9 billion in the third quarter of 2025 from €19.7 in the corresponding period of the previous year. The primary income deficit widened to €46.4 billion from the €33.6 billion gap in the previous year, signaling the large group of multinational corporation headquartered in Ireland expatriated its profits to their home nations, making up most of the outflows from Ireland's current account. In the meantime, the merchandise surplus widened to €55.4 billion from €42.9 billion.
2025-12-04
Ireland Current Account Surplus Narrows in Q2
Ireland’s current account surplus narrowed to EUR 19.5 billion in the second quarter of 2025, from EUR 35.2 billion in the corresponding period of the previous year. The primary income deficit rose to EUR 50.1 billion from EUR 28.7 billion a year earlier, while the secondary income shortfall also widened slightly, reaching EUR 1.2 billion compared to EUR 1.16 billion in the second quarter of 2024. Additionally, the services surplus fell significantly to EUR 12.4 billion from EUR 26.5 billion. Conversely, the goods surplus increased significantly to EUR 58.4 billion in the second quarter, compared to EUR 38.6 billion in the same period a year earlier.
2025-09-04