Ireland recorded a Government Budget surplus equal to 4.10 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2024. Government Budget in Ireland averaged -2.33 percent of GDP from 1995 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 4.90 percent of GDP in 2000 and a record low of -32.10 percent of GDP in 2010. source: Central Statistics Office Ireland

Government Budget in Ireland is expected to reach 1.50 percent of GDP by the end of 2025, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Ireland Government Budget is projected to trend around 0.90 percent of GDP in 2026 and 0.70 percent of GDP in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Fiscal Expenditure 32775.00 32460.00 EUR Million Sep 2025
Government Budget 4.10 1.50 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Budget Value 223.00 2454.00 EUR Million Sep 2025
Government Debt 208960.00 207243.00 EUR Million Sep 2025
Government Debt to GDP 38.80 42.10 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Revenues 32997.00 34914.00 EUR Million Sep 2025
Government Spending 14718.00 14418.00 EUR Million Sep 2025


Ireland Government Budget
The Government Budget to GDP ratio is an itemized accounting of the payments received by the government (taxes and other fees) and the payments made by the government (purchases and transfer payments) relative to GDP. A budget deficit occurs when a government spends more money than it takes in. The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
4.10 1.50 4.90 -32.10 1995 - 2024 percent of GDP Yearly