Interest payable, Transactions in Ireland

Ireland: Interest payable, Transactions was 2.97 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
2.97 billion
Change on year
down 9.4%
World rank
26th
of 35 countries
All-time high
7.76 billion
in 2013
All-time low
1.71 billion
in 2004
Years of data
24
2002–2025

Interest payable, Transactions in Ireland, 2002–2025

2.0B4.0B6.0B8.0B2002201320252002: 1.8B2003: 1.8B2004: 1.7B2005: 1.7B2006: 1.9B2007: 2.0B2008: 2.4B2009: 3.4B2010: 4.7B2011: 5.8B2012: 7.3B2013: 7.8B2014: 7.6B2015: 6.9B2016: 6.3B2017: 5.9B2018: 5.3B2019: 4.6B2020: 3.8B2021: 3.3B2022: 3.3B2023: 3.4B2024: 3.3B2025: 3.0B

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2025, interest payable, transactions in Ireland stood at 2.97 billion.

The figure is down 9.4% on the previous year and down 57.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest payable, transactions in Ireland peaked at 7.76 billion in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.71 billion, in 2004.

Ireland ranks 26th of 35 countries on this measure, 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 2.08 billion 1.71 billion 3.42 billion 8
2010s 6.22 billion 4.62 billion 7.76 billion 10
2020s 3.35 billion 2.97 billion 3.83 billion 6

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 23 Greece 8.22 billion compare
  2. 24 Portugal 5.96 billion compare
  3. 25 Finland 4.61 billion compare
  4. 27 Slovak Republic 2.12 billion compare
  5. 28 Bulgaria 953.56 million compare
  6. 29 Slovenia 899.70 million compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest payable, transactions in Ireland?
Interest payable, transactions in Ireland was 2.97 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest interest payable, transactions recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 7.76 billion in 2013.
What is the lowest interest payable, transactions recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 1.71 billion in 2004.
How does Ireland rank for interest payable, transactions?
Ireland ranks 26th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
Is interest payable, transactions rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 57.2%. 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 Interest payable, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Interest payable, 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
Last refreshed

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.