Australia vs Ireland: Overall primary balance, Transactions
Overall primary balance, Transactions over time
- Australia
- Ireland
How they compare
Australia currently reports 45.39 billion against 23.71 billion in Ireland, a difference of 21.68 billion.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.9 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 9th and Ireland ranks 12th of 35 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.30 billion | 2.01 billion | 31.29 billion | Australia |
| 2010s | 13.03 billion | -3.98 billion | 17.01 billion | Australia |
| 2020s | 4.24 billion | 12.91 billion | 8.67 billion | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overall primary balance, transactions, Australia or Ireland?
- Australia, at 45.39 billion against 23.71 billion in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in overall primary balance, transactions between Australia and Ireland?
- 21.68 billion, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Ireland?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Ireland rank globally for overall primary balance, transactions?
- Australia ranks 9th and Ireland ranks 12th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Overall primary balance, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.