{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ie-government-interest-expenditure","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ie-government-interest-expenditure","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ie-government-interest-expenditure/","title":"Ireland Government Interest Expenditure (% of GDP) (2025)","description":"Ireland's Government Interest Expenditure (% of GDP): 0.5 % of GDP in 2025, -0.1pp YoY. Eurostat (GOV_10A_MAIN), 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 Interest Expenditure (% 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_10A_MAIN/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":"0.5","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.1pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.1pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"26","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Ireland Government Interest Expenditure (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":26,"observations":[{"period":"2000","value":1.9},{"period":"2001","value":1.4},{"period":"2002","value":1.3},{"period":"2003","value":1.2},{"period":"2004","value":1.1},{"period":"2005","value":1},{"period":"2006","value":1},{"period":"2007","value":1},{"period":"2008","value":1.3},{"period":"2009","value":2},{"period":"2010","value":2.8},{"period":"2011","value":3.3},{"period":"2012","value":4.1},{"period":"2013","value":4.2},{"period":"2014","value":3.8},{"period":"2015","value":2.5},{"period":"2016","value":2.3},{"period":"2017","value":1.9},{"period":"2018","value":1.6},{"period":"2019","value":1.3},{"period":"2020","value":1},{"period":"2021","value":0.7},{"period":"2022","value":0.6},{"period":"2023","value":0.6},{"period":"2024","value":0.6},{"period":"2025","value":0.5}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"0.5","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"0.6","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2023","value":"0.6","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2022","value":"0.6","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"0.7","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"1.0","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"1.3","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"1.6","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"1.9","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"2.3","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"2.5","yoyChange":"-1.3pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"3.8","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"4.2","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"4.1","yoyChange":"+0.8pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"3.3","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"2.8","yoyChange":"+0.8pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"2.0","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"1.3","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"1.0","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2006","value":"1.0","yoyChange":"unchanged"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks general government interest expenditure as a share of GDP in Ireland from 2000 to present. 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 4.2 % of GDP in 2013 and reached its lowest recorded value of 0.5 in 2025. The latest reading of 0.5 in 2025 represents a change of -0.1pp."}]}