Ireland vs United States

Ireland vs United States: Government debt

Government debt in 2025: 34.8% of GDP in Ireland and 124.4% of GDP in United States, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United States, by 89.6 percentage points, or 3.57 times that in Ireland.

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% of GDP · IMF

Ireland vs United States: Government debtGovernment debt in 2025: 34.8% of GDP in Ireland and 124.4% of GDP in United States, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United States, by 89.6 percentage points, or 3.57 times that in Ireland.
IrelandUnited StatesIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • United States has been higher since 2014, when it overtook Ireland.
  • In 2025, Ireland ranked 115 and United States ranked 6 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Ireland at 24.1% of GDP and United States at 145% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearIrelandUnited States
202534.8124.4
202438.4122.3
202342.1120
202242.8119.2
202152.4125
202057.1132.6
201955.8108.8
201861.4107.7
201765.3106.5
201672.7107.5
201574.1105.5
2014101.5105
2013117.8105
2012119103.7
2011109.7100
201086.395.7
200961.887.1
200842.573.9
20072465
200623.764.6
200526.165.8
20042866.4
200329.859
200230.955.9
200133.653.5
200036.4–
199946.6–
199851.4–
199761.6–
199669.8–
199578.5–
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearIrelandUnited States
202633.5126.8
202730.8128.7
202828.7132.3
202926.9136.4
203025.3140.7
203124.1145

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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