# Ireland Government Budget Balance

Ireland Government Budget Balance was 1.8% in 2025, down 2.4 percentage points from 2024.
That is the lowest reading since 2023.
Among the 23 economies Makrognosis covers on this measure, it is the 3rd highest.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `IE.BUDGET.A.NSA`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: % of GDP
- Coverage: 2010-01-01 to 2025-01-01 (16 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/ireland/government-budget-balance

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 1.8% |
| 2024 | 4.2% |
| 2023 | 1.5% |
| 2022 | 1.6% |
| 2021 | −1.2% |
| 2020 | −4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1% |
| 2017 | −0.3% |
| 2016 | −0.8% |
| 2015 | −2.0% |
| 2014 | −3.5% |
| 2013 | −6.3% |
| 2012 | −8.4% |
| 2011 | −13.5% |
| 2010 | −32.2% |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/IE.BUDGET.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/IE.BUDGET.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```