Expense, Transactions in Ireland

Ireland: Expense, Transactions was 124.32 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
124.32 billion
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
25th
of 35 countries
All-time high
124.32 billion
in 2025
All-time low
41.30 billion
in 2002
Years of data
24
2002–2025

Expense, Transactions in Ireland, 2002–2025

40.0B60.0B80.0B100.0B120.0B2002201320252002: 41.3B2003: 44.7B2004: 48.6B2005: 53.2B2006: 58.3B2007: 64.5B2008: 71.1B2009: 76.3B2010: 106.1B2011: 79.9B2012: 74.2B2013: 72.4B2014: 72.4B2015: 75.4B2016: 74.4B2017: 76.6B2018: 80.6B2019: 83.6B2020: 98.2B2021: 102.7B2022: 103.5B2023: 111.7B2024: 119.2B2025: 124.3B

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2025, expense, transactions in Ireland stood at 124.32 billion. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 64.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, expense, transactions in Ireland peaked at 124.32 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 41.30 billion, in 2002.

That places Ireland 25th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 57.24 billion 41.30 billion 76.29 billion 8
2010s 79.56 billion 72.42 billion 106.13 billion 10
2020s 109.93 billion 98.21 billion 124.32 billion 6

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 22 Austria 278.33 billion compare
  2. 23 Finland 159.18 billion compare
  3. 24 Portugal 129.15 billion compare
  4. 26 Greece 112.31 billion compare
  5. 27 Slovak Republic 63.13 billion compare
  6. 28 Bulgaria 45.87 billion compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is expense, transactions in Ireland?
Expense, transactions in Ireland was 124.32 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest expense, transactions recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 124.32 billion in 2025.
What is the lowest expense, transactions recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 41.30 billion in 2002.
How does Ireland rank for expense, transactions?
Ireland ranks 25th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
Is expense, transactions rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 64.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Expense, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Expense, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
35 places, 879 data points, 1990–2025
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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.