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Ireland: Current account (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 1938–2025 · 88 observations · forecasts to 2031 · CA_GDP

2025
8.14%percent of GDP
Change on 2024
−8.0 pointsfrom 16.2%
Average, 2016–2025
2.87%10 years
Record high and low
16.2% (2024)low −20.7% (2019)

Current account (% of GDP)

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ForecastPercent of GDP

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Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
20317.73Forecast
20308.02Forecast
20297.96Forecast
20287.97Forecast
20278.86Forecast
20267.15Forecast
20258.14
202416.2
20237.03
20228.76
202112.2
2020-7.05
2019-20.7
20184.29
20171.14
2016-1.25

Sources

  • Jordà-Schularick-Taylor1938–2020
  • Mitchell1947–1948
  • WDI (archive)1974–1997
  • IMF World Economic Outlook1980–2024
  • OECD Economic Outlook1990–2025
  • OECD Key Economic Indicators2002–2025
  • World Development Indicators2005–2024
  • IMF WEO (forecast)2024–2031
  • OECD Economic Outlook (forecast)2025–2027

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Ireland documentation (PDF)

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Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →

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