Global Statistics and Country Indicators
Ireland Fiscal Balance Over Time (1995–2026)
Ireland Fiscal Balance Over Time (1995–2026)Fiscal Balance
Data table
| 1995 | -2.1% | 2006 | 2.8% | 2017 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | -0.2% | 2007 | 0.3% | 2018 | 0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.4% | 2008 | -7% | 2019 | 0.4% |
| 1998 | 2.1% | 2009 | -13.9% | 2020 | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 3.5% | 2010 | -32.1% | 2021 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 4.9% | 2011 | -13.5% | 2022 | 1.6% |
| 2001 | 1% | 2012 | -8.4% | 2023 | 1.4% |
| 2002 | -0.5% | 2013 | -6.3% | 2024 | 4% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | 2014 | -3.5% | 2025 | 1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | 2015 | -2% | 2026 | 0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | 2016 | -0.8% |
Fiscal Balance
Data table
| 1980 | -1.39B | 1992 | -1.16B | 2004 | 2.03B | 2016 | -2.1B |
| 1981 | -1.8B | 1993 | -1.16B | 2005 | 2.68B | 2017 | -918M |
| 1982 | -2.28B | 1994 | -860M | 2006 | 5.13B | 2018 | 303M |
| 1983 | -2.18B | 1995 | -1.14B | 2007 | 528M | 2019 | 1.48B |
| 1984 | -2.11B | 1996 | -119M | 2008 | -13.17B | 2020 | -18.58B |
| 1985 | -2.61B | 1997 | 953M | 2009 | -23.52B | 2021 | -5.86B |
| 1986 | -2.72B | 1998 | 1.67B | 2010 | -53.76B | 2022 | 8.24B |
| 1987 | -2.3B | 1999 | 3.28B | 2011 | -23.32B | 2023 | 7.16B |
| 1988 | -1.26B | 2000 | 5.27B | 2012 | -14.86B | 2024 | 22.61B |
| 1989 | -727M | 2001 | 1.17B | 2013 | -11.48B | 2025 | 9.82B |
| 1990 | -993M | 2002 | -706M | 2014 | -7.06B | 2026 | 3.67B |
| 1991 | -1.07B | 2003 | 504M | 2015 | -5.37B |
Primary Fiscal Balance
Data table
| 1995 | 2.7% | 2006 | 3.5% | 2017 | 1.6% |
| 1996 | 3.8% | 2007 | 0.9% | 2018 | 1.6% |
| 1997 | 4.7% | 2008 | -6.3% | 2019 | 1.6% |
| 1998 | 5.1% | 2009 | -12.4% | 2020 | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 5.6% | 2010 | -30% | 2021 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 6.5% | 2011 | -11% | 2022 | 2.2% |
| 2001 | 2% | 2012 | -5.2% | 2023 | 1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | 2013 | -2.8% | 2024 | 4.4% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | 2014 | -0.3% | 2025 | 1.8% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | 2015 | 0.3% | 2026 | 0.8% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | 2016 | 1.4% |
Primary Fiscal Balance
Data table
| 1980 | -584M | 1992 | 1.85B | 2004 | 3.53B | 2016 | 3.92B |
| 1981 | -695M | 1993 | 1.8B | 2005 | 4.14B | 2017 | 4.85B |
| 1982 | -698M | 1994 | 2.06B | 2006 | 6.5B | 2018 | 5.44B |
| 1983 | -375M | 1995 | 1.46B | 2007 | 1.75B | 2019 | 5.98B |
| 1984 | -78M | 1996 | 2.29B | 2008 | -11.87B | 2020 | -14.8B |
| 1985 | -206M | 1997 | 3.29B | 2009 | -21.07B | 2021 | -2.58B |
| 1986 | -327M | 1998 | 4.11B | 2010 | -50.1B | 2022 | 11.38B |
| 1987 | 260M | 1999 | 5.22B | 2011 | -19.12B | 2023 | 9.42B |
| 1988 | 1.31B | 2000 | 7.01B | 2012 | -9.18B | 2024 | 24.51B |
| 1989 | 1.86B | 2001 | 2.48B | 2013 | -5.12B | 2025 | 11.23B |
| 1990 | 2.02B | 2002 | 825M | 2014 | -513M | 2026 | 5.53B |
| 1991 | 1.96B | 2003 | 2.09B | 2015 | 883M |