Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Ireland
Ireland: Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP was -19.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Ireland, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Ireland is -19.2%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.6% on the previous year and up 51.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Ireland peaked at -19.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -62.4%, in 2010.
That places Ireland 47th out of 162 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -27.7% | — |
| 2001 | -29.0% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | -29.5% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | -29.7% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | -29.7% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -30.4% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | -30.7% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | -31.9% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | -37.1% | +16.1% |
| 2009 | -44.0% | +18.8% |
| 2010 | -62.4% | +41.7% |
| 2011 | -44.5% | -28.7% |
| 2012 | -40.0% | -10.1% |
| 2013 | -37.6% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | -34.4% | -8.6% |
| 2015 | -26.6% | -22.7% |
| 2016 | -25.7% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | -23.7% | -7.7% |
| 2018 | -23.1% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | -22.0% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | -25.1% | +14.2% |
| 2021 | -22.3% | -11.4% |
| 2022 | -19.2% | -13.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -32.0% | -44.0% | -27.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | -34.0% | -62.4% | -22.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -22.2% | -25.1% | -19.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More economy & growth data for Ireland
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.96 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 2.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0166 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 2,182 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 10.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1124 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 14,794 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 5.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.0995 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Ireland?
- Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Ireland was -19.2% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was -19.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was -62.4% in 2010.
- How does Ireland rank for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp?
- Ireland ranks 47th out of 162 countries with data for 2022.
- Is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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