The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has published published Government Finance Statistics results for 2024.
Key Findings:
- The General Government Balance (GGB) shows a surplus of €22.6 billion in 2024, or 4% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), almost treble the surplus of €7.2 billion recorded in 2023.
- Total government revenue increased to €148.6 billion in 2024, €24.8 billion higher than 2023. More than half of this increase was due to a one-off capital receipt arising from a ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union.
- Total government expenditure also rose to €126.0 billion in 2024, a €9.4 billion increase on 2023.
- Gross General Government Debt (GGD) fell to €215.4 billion at the end of 2024, a decrease of €3.7 billion since the end of 2023.
The data is available here.