General government deficit/surplus in Ireland, 2020

General government deficit/surplus in 2020: Annual value — −5 % of GDP. Comparison with the previous year and position in the series history. Official data — Eurostat.

General government deficit/surplus in 2020 — neighbouring years chart, Annual value −5 % of GDP, source Eurostat
General government deficit/surplus in 2020 — value in the context of neighbouring years. Source: Eurostat. forecasteconomy.com

General government deficit/surplus in 2020

  • Value: −5 % of GDP
  • Change vs 2019: −5.4 % of GDP (−1,350 %)
  • Position in history: below the 12-year average (average — −0.2917 % of GDP)
  • Series maximum — 4.1 % of GDP in 2024
  • This is the minimum over the available series history (12 years)
  • Value date: 1 January 2020
  • Source: Eurostat

Dynamics over neighbouring years

YearValue, % of GDP
2015−2
2016−0.8
2017−0.3
20180.1
20190.4
2020−5
2021−1.3
20221.6
20231.4
20244.1

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Complete series for Ireland — on the General government deficit/surplus page.

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