There were 3,096 people employed in Aircraft Leasing in 2025 who earned a combined total of €772m.
The Aircraft Leasing sector registered a profit of €4.8bn in 2025. The largest income source was the operational leasing of aircrafts, while the main items of expenditure were other costs and interest paid.
Total assets in the Aircraft Leasing sector stood at €253bn in 2025, having grown by 25% since 2015.
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Statistician's Comment
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today (23 October 2026) published Aircraft Leasing in Ireland 2025.
Commenting on the release, Lucia Perez Alfaro, Statistician in the Balance of Payments Analysis & Dissemination Division, said: “Today’s release outlines the growth experienced by the aircraft leasing industry over the last few years. Persons employed in the industry rose from 2,914 in 2019 to 3,096 in 2025, with total earnings increasing from €534 million to €772 million over the same period.
The income of aircraft leasing companies grew by 46% between 2015 and 2025, ending the period at €27.6 billion. Meanwhile, expenditure also rose by 46% during the same period, to €22.8 billion in 2025.
Total assets stood at €253 billion by year end 2025, having grown 25% since 2015.”