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General government budget balance in Ireland, 2020

General government budget balance in 2020: Annual value — −4.8682 % of GDP. Comparison with the previous year and position in the series history. Official data — International Monetary Fund.

General government budget balance in 2020 — neighbouring years chart, Annual value −4.8682 % of GDP, source International Monetary Fund
General government budget balance in 2020 — value in the context of neighbouring years. Source: International Monetary Fund. forecasteconomy.com

General government budget balance in 2020

  • Value: −4.8682 % of GDP
  • Change vs 2019: −5.2744 % of GDP (−1,298.36 %)
  • Position in history: below the 31-year average (average — −2.2151 % of GDP)
  • Series maximum — 4.8552 % of GDP in 2000 (20 years ago)
  • Series minimum — −32.145 % of GDP in 2010 (10 years ago)
  • Value date: 1 January 2020
  • Source: International Monetary Fund

Dynamics over neighbouring years

YearValue, % of GDP
2015−1.9729
2016−0.7619
2017−0.2975
20180.0904
20190.4062
2020−4.8682
2021−1.3076
20221.5815
20231.3643
20244.0166

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Complete series for Ireland — on the General government budget balance page.

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