External Debt to GDP in Ireland increased to 553 percent of GDP in the first quarter of 2026 from 507 percent of GDP in the fourth quarter of 2025. External Debt to GDP in Ireland averaged 749.60 percent of GDP from 2002 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 1112.00 percent of GDP in the second quarter of 2010 and a record low of 384.00 percent of GDP in the fourth quarter of 2002. source: European Central Bank

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Balance of Trade	3394068.00	5242226.00	EUR Thousand	May 2026
Capital Flows	1170.00	8641.00	EUR Million	Mar 2026
Current Account	17442.00	12807.00	EUR Million	Mar 2026
Current Account to GDP	8.20	16.20	percent of GDP	Dec 2025
Exports	16464376.00	18608093.00	EUR Thousand	May 2026
Exports by Category
Exports by Country
External Debt	3381954.00	3240754.00	EUR Million	Mar 2026
External Debt to GDP	553.00	507.00	percent of GDP	Mar 2026
Foreign Direct Investment	25451.00	10809.00	EUR Million	Mar 2026
Gold Reserves	12.04	12.04	Tonnes	Dec 2025
Imports	13070308.00	13365867.00	EUR Thousand	May 2026
Imports by Category
Imports by Country
Natural Gas Imports	11254.00	12371.00	Terajoule	Jun 2026
Terms of Trade	86.20	86.00	points	May 2026
Terrorism Index	0.42	0.23	Points	Dec 2025