Government surplus or deficit, share of GDP: Ireland vs Netherlands

Ireland: 1.8 % (2025). Netherlands: -1.6 % (2025).

Government surplus or deficit, share of GDP in Ireland and Netherlands, side by side from the same Eurostat series.

IrelandNetherlands
Latest figure1.8 %-1.6 %
EU rank3 / 277 / 27
Change, 1 year-2.3 %-0.9 %
Change, 5 years+6.8 %+2.1 %

Shared periods

PeriodIrelandNetherlandsGap
20251.8 %-1.6 %+3.4 %
20244.1 %-0.7 %+4.8 %
20231.4 %-0.4 %+1.8 %
20221.6 %0.0 %+1.6 %
2021-1.3 %-2.3 %+1.0 %
2020-5.0 %-3.7 %-1.3 %
20190.4 %1.9 %-1.5 %
20180.1 %1.5 %-1.4 %
2017-0.3 %1.4 %-1.7 %
2016-0.8 %0.2 %-1.0 %

Source: Eurostat, read into our register. Eurostat gov_10dd_edpt1

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