{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ie-government-debt-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ie-government-debt-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ie-government-debt-gdp/","title":"Ireland Government Debt (% of GDP) (2025)","description":"Ireland's Government Debt (% of GDP): 32.9 % of GDP in 2025, -5.4pp YoY. Eurostat (GOV_10DD_EDPT1), 2000–2025.","domain":"macro","category":"Economy & Macro","keywords":["Macroeconomics","Eurostat","Ireland","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Ireland","temporal_coverage":"2000/2025","unit":"% of GDP","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Ireland Government Debt (% of GDP)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/GOV_10DD_EDPT1/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2000–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"26"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Ireland"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Ireland (2025)","value":"32.9","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-5.4pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-5.4pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"26","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Ireland Government Debt (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":26,"observations":[{"period":"2000","value":36.4},{"period":"2001","value":33.6},{"period":"2002","value":30.9},{"period":"2003","value":29.8},{"period":"2004","value":28},{"period":"2005","value":26.1},{"period":"2006","value":23.7},{"period":"2007","value":23.9},{"period":"2008","value":42.5},{"period":"2009","value":61.8},{"period":"2010","value":86.2},{"period":"2011","value":109.6},{"period":"2012","value":118.9},{"period":"2013","value":117.7},{"period":"2014","value":101.4},{"period":"2015","value":74},{"period":"2016","value":72.7},{"period":"2017","value":65.2},{"period":"2018","value":61.3},{"period":"2019","value":55.8},{"period":"2020","value":56.9},{"period":"2021","value":52.4},{"period":"2022","value":43},{"period":"2023","value":41.8},{"period":"2024","value":38.3},{"period":"2025","value":32.9}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"32.9","yoyChange":"-5.4pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"38.3","yoyChange":"-3.5pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"41.8","yoyChange":"-1.2pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"43.0","yoyChange":"-9.4pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"52.4","yoyChange":"-4.5pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"56.9","yoyChange":"+1.1pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"55.8","yoyChange":"-5.5pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"61.3","yoyChange":"-3.9pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"65.2","yoyChange":"-7.5pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"72.7","yoyChange":"-1.3pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"74.0","yoyChange":"-27.4pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"101.4","yoyChange":"-16.3pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"117.7","yoyChange":"-1.2pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"118.9","yoyChange":"+9.3pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"109.6","yoyChange":"+23.4pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"86.2","yoyChange":"+24.4pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"61.8","yoyChange":"+19.3pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"42.5","yoyChange":"+18.6pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"23.9","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"23.7","yoyChange":"-2.4pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the Maastricht government debt (% of GDP) in Ireland from 2000 to present. Show the Maastricht 60% threshold context and post-COVID deleveraging path. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2025 (26 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 118.9 % of GDP in 2012 and reached its lowest recorded value of 23.7 in 2006. The latest reading of 32.9 in 2025 represents a change of -5.4pp."}]}