Interest payable, Transactions (Statement of operations, General) in Ireland
Ireland: Interest payable, Transactions (Statement of operations, General) was 2.97 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Interest payable, Transactions in Ireland, 2002–2025
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.
Interest payable, Transactions (Statement of operations, General) in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.79 billion | — |
| 2003 | 1.77 billion | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.71 billion | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 1.74 billion | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.85 billion | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 1.99 billion | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 2.40 billion | +21.1% |
| 2009 | 3.42 billion | +42.2% |
| 2010 | 4.75 billion | +39.0% |
| 2011 | 5.77 billion | +21.5% |
| 2012 | 7.30 billion | +26.5% |
| 2013 | 7.76 billion | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 7.59 billion | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 6.94 billion | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 6.27 billion | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 5.91 billion | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 5.31 billion | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 4.62 billion | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 3.83 billion | -17.2% |
| 2021 | 3.30 billion | -13.9% |
| 2022 | 3.31 billion | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 3.40 billion | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 3.28 billion | -3.6% |
| 2025 | 2.97 billion | -9.4% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 2.97 billion is below the median for high income countries, which is 19.48 billion, 15% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 2.97 billion is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.28 billion, 21% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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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.