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Ireland: Central government revenue (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 1938–2025 · 83 observations · cgovrev_GDP

2025
19.1%percent of GDP
Change on 2024
−3.6 pointsfrom 22.7%
Average, 2016–2025
20.1%10 years
Record high and low
34.0% (1988)low 18.3% (2020)

Central government revenue (% of GDP)

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15%20%25%30%35%19401960198020002020IrelandIreland, 1938: 22.2%Ireland
Percent of GDP

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Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
202519.1
202422.7
202319.9
202218.8
202118.8
202018.3
201920.1
201820.7
201720.8
201622.3

Sources

  • Jordà-Schularick-Taylor1938–2020
  • Andersson1938–2024
  • Mitchell1947–1993
  • World Development Indicators1972–2024
  • IMF Government Finance Statistics1990–2024
  • Eurostat1995–2025

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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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