Ireland vs Italy

Ireland vs Italy: Government debt

Government debt in 2025: 34.8% of GDP in Ireland and 137.1% of GDP in Italy, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Italy, by 102.3 percentage points, or 3.94 times that in Ireland.

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% of GDP · IMF

Ireland vs Italy: Government debtGovernment debt in 2025: 34.8% of GDP in Ireland and 137.1% of GDP in Italy, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Italy, by 102.3 percentage points, or 3.94 times that in Ireland.
IrelandItalyIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Italy has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1995.
  • In 2025, Ireland ranked 115 and Italy ranked 3 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Ireland at 24.1% of GDP and Italy at 135.6% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearIrelandItaly
202534.8137.1
202438.4134.7
202342.1133.9
202242.8138.4
202152.4145.8
202057.1154.4
201955.8133.9
201861.4134.2
201765.3133.7
201672.7134.2
201574.1134.8
2014101.5134.8
2013117.8131.9
2012119125.9
2011109.7119.1
201086.3118.8
200961.8116.1
200842.5105.8
200724103.5
200623.7106.3
200526.1106.2
200428104.7
200329.8105.1
200230.9105.9
200133.6108.5
200036.4108.7
199946.6113.1
199851.4113.9
199761.6116.5
199669.8118.9
199578.5119.1
1994–130.8
1993–124.1
1992–113
1991–105.3
1990–101.7
1989–98.4
1988–95.7
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearIrelandItaly
202633.5137.9
202730.8137.6
202828.7137
202926.9136.2
203025.3135.8
203124.1135.6

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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