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Economic and Financial Data for Ireland

This page is updated on the day that data is released.
Date of last update: 7 June 2023.

The data shown in this page correspond to the data described on the International Monetary Fund's Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board (DSBB). For a fuller explanation of the DSBB and the statistical standards to which Ireland has committed, please click on DSBB Home Page (links to IMF website).

Unless otherwise indicated, data is not seasonally adjusted.

SDDS Data Category and Component
Unit Description
Observations
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Period of Latest Data
Latest Data
Data for previous period
% Year on Year Change
REAL SECTOR      
National Accounts      
GDP and GNI at current prices      
GDP at current market prices
€ million
Q1/23 
123,478.05
129,774.34
4.7%
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Final Consumption
€ million
Q1/23 
43,157.52
47,241.03
nr
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Households and NPISHs
€ million
Q1/23 
28,816.59
31,717.95
13.3% More Details
Government
€ million
Q1/23 
13,340.93
15,523.08
3.2%
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Gross Capital Formation
€ million
Q1/23 
28,094.31
33,709.36
nr
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GFCF and Valuables
€ million
Q1/23 
25,201.11
31,378.50
11.9%
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Changes in Inventories
€ million
Q1/23 
2,893.20
2,330.86
nr
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Exports of goods and services
€ million
Q1/23 
172,102.21
186,496.23
10.0%
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Imports of goods and services
€ million
Q1/23 
117,484.82
139,224.53
13.8%
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Balance of primary incomes with the rest of the world
€ million
Q1/23 
-39,592.00
-30,129.00
nr
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GNI at current market prices
€ million
Q1/23 
83,886.05
99,644.34
1.1% More Details
GDP at constant prices      
GDP at constant market prices
Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2020
Q1/23 
112,098.14
120,072.12
-0.2%
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Final Consumption
Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2020
Q1/23 
37,880.47
42,109.21
nr More Details
Households and NPISHs
Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2020
Q1/23 
25,358.10
28,369.50
6.4%
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Government
Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2020
Q1/23 
12,522.36
13,739.71
-1.2%
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Gross Capital Formation
Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2020
Q1/23 
24,533.55
29,292.95
nr
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GFCF and Valuables
Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2020
Q1/23 
21,748.36
27,416.09
8.6%
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Changes in Inventories
Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2020
Q1/23 
2,785.19
1,876.85
nr  More Details
Exports of goods and services
Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2020
Q1/23 
158,841.62
173,758.67
6.3%
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Imports of goods and services
Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2020
Q1/23 
-111,434.24
-127,073.81
13.5%
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Production Index
Index of Production (SA) 2015=100
Apr/23
187.9
110.1
25.7%
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Employment
Persons employed(ILO)
(thousand)
Q1/23
2,608.5
2,505.8
4.1% More Details
Unemployment
Persons unemployed (ILO)
(thousand)
Q1/23
110,7
126.7 -12.7% More Details
Wages/Earnings
Average weekly
earnings
Q1/23
923.48
902.561
4.3% More Details
Consumer Prices
Consumer Price Index Dec 2016=100
Apr/23
118.6
118.0
7.2%
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Producer Prices
Wholesale Price Index 2015=100
Apr/23
86.2
87.1
-0.7%

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SDDS Data Category and Component
Unit Description
Observations
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Period of Latest Data
Latest Data
Data for previous period
% change from previous period
FISCAL SECTOR
General Government or Public Sector Operations 1      
Revenue (Fiscal Sector)
General Government Receipts € million
2022
115,506
98,9162
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Expenditure (Fiscal Sector)
General Government Expenditure € million
2022
107,473
105,7212
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Balance, Deficit/Surplus (Fiscal Sector)
€ million
2022
8,032
-6,8062
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as a % of GDP
€ million
2022
1.60%
-1.602%
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Central Government Operations      
Revenue
Revenue Exchequer cash outlays
€ thousand
May/23
35,501,477.80
25,406,727.85
  More Details
Expenditure
Exchequer cash outlays
€ thousand
May/23
-36,100,008.41
-29,069,917.15
  More Details
Balance, Deficit/Surplus
€ thousand
May/23
-598,560.60
-3,663,189.30
  More Details
Financing
€ thousand
May/23
-598,560.60
-3,663,189.30
  More Details
Debt Redemption
€ thousand
May/23
0.00
0.00
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Borrowing
€ thousand
May/23
-3,341,411.28
-3,952,423.24
  More Details
Increase in Exchequer Balance
€ thousand
May/23
195,293.33
-1,046,866.25
  More Details
Increase in other Bank Deposits and Balances
€ thousand
May/23
2,547,557.35
1,333,100.19
  More Details
Central Government Debt      
Total Government Debt
€ million
Q1/23
235,957
231,235
  More Details
Of which under 1 year residual maturity 1
€ million
Q1/23
n.a
33,111
  More Details
Of which greater than 1 year residual maturity
€ million
Q1/23
n.a
198,125
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Total euro-denominated debt
€ million
Q1/23
235,947
231,235
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Total non euro-denominated debt
€ million
Q1/23
-11
0
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SDDS Data Category and Component
Unit Description
Observations
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Period of Latest Data
Latest Data
Data for previous period
% change from previous period
FINANCIAL SECTOR
Analytical Accounts of the Banking Sector      
Monetary aggregates
Narrow Money (M1)
€ million
Mar/23
283,109
287,0862
  creditinst@centralbank.ie
Intermediate Money (M2)
€ million
Mar/23
332,179
336,9662   creditinst@centralbank.ie
Broad Money (M3)
€ million
Mar/23
392,488
388,7472
  creditinst@centralbank.ie
Domestic credit to the public sector
€ million
Mar/23
10,225
11,397
  creditinst@centralbank.ie
Domestic credit to the private sector
€ million
Mar/23
161,370
163,168
  creditinst@centralbank.ie
External position (Net External liability)
€ million
Mar/23
-85,726
-85,1512
  creditinst@centralbank.ie
Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank      
Reserve money
€ million
Mar/23
109,932 
105,526
  creditinst@centralbank.ie
Domestic claims on the public sector
€ million
Mar/23
0
0
  creditinst@centralbank.ie
Domestic claims on the private sector
€ million
Mar/23
36
117
  creditinst@centralbank.ie
External position
€ million
Mar/23
12,767
12,749
  creditinst@centralbank.ie
Official External Reserves
€ million
Mar/23
12,239
12,352
  creditinst@centralbank.ie
Interest Rates      
Eurosystem of Central Banks      Daily data
Retail Rates - Ireland      More Details 
Clearing  
- Prime Rate
Percent
Mar/23
1.82-3.41
1.23 - 2.89
   
Government Securities Market - Ireland            
- 2 years to maturity
Percent
Mar/23
2.58
3.07
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- 4 years to maturity
Percent
Mar/23
2.63
3.00
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- 10 years to maturity
Percent
Mar/23
2.73
3.12   More Details
Stock Market
ISEQ
Index
Daily
      More Details

1SDDS Data Category and Component
Unit Description
Observations
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Period of Latest Data
Latest Data
Data for previous period
% change from previous period
EXTERNAL SECTOR
Balance of Payments
Current Account
Imports of goods and services
€million
Q1/23
117,485
139,225   More Details
Exports of goods and services
€million
Q1/23
172,102
186,496
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Net Primary income receipts
€million
Q1/23
-39,592
-30,129
  More Details
Net Secondary income receipts
€million
Q1/23
-1,190
-1,318   More Details
Financial Account
Financial Account Balance
€million
Q1/23
9,951
-23,787   More Details
Reserve Assets
€million
Q1/23
11
-22   More Details
International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity
Official External Reserves
€million
Apr/23
12,410.3
12,239
  More Details
Template on International Reserves      More Details
Reserve Assets €million Apr/23 12,140.3 12,238.9    
Monetary gold (including gold deposits and gold swaps) €million Apr/23 697.9 703.9    
SDRs €million Apr/23 5,117.9 5,161.5    
Reserve Position in the IMF €million Apr/23 1,136.5 1,146.4    
Other reserve assets €million Apr/23 5,188.1 5,227.1    
Merchandise Trade
Total exports
Current Prices
FOB values
€million
Mar/23
16,866
17,4002
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Total imports
Current Prices
CIF values
€million
Mar/23
10,323
12,9642
  More Details
International Investment Position
Total Foreign Assets
€million
Q1/23
7,139,482
7,023,179
  More Details
Direct Investment Abroad
€million
Q1/23
1,137,930
1,110,399
  More Details
Portfolio Investment
€million
Q1/23
3,977,653
3,939,752
  More Details
Equity
€million
Q1/23
1,868,407
1,795,060
  More Details
Debt instruments
€million
Q1/23
2,109,246
2,144,693
  More Details
Other investment
€million
Q1/23
2,011,680
1,960,795
  More Details
Reserve Assets
€million
Q1/23
12,219
12,233
  More Details
Total Foreign Liabilities
€million
Q1/23
7,696,719
7,630,016
  More Details
Direct investment in Ireland
€million
Q1/23
1,261,151
1,320,785
  More Details
Portfolio investment
€million
Q1/23
4,735,942
4,621,321
  More Details
Equity
€million
Q1/23
4,128,144
4,014,170
  More Details
Debt instruments
€million
Q1/23
607,798
607,152
  More Details
Other Investment
€million
Q1/23
1,699,626
1,687,910
  More Details
Total (Net IIP)
€million
Q1/23
-557,237
-606,837   More Details
Direct Investment
€million
Q1/23
-123,221
-210,386
  More Details
Portfolio Investment
€million
Q1/23
-758,289
-681,569
  More Details
Other Investment
€million
Q1/23
312,054
272,885
  More Details
Reserve Assets
€million
Q1/23
12,219
12,233
  More Details
External Debt
General Government
€million
Q1/23
128,137
124,983   More Details
Monetary Authority
€million
Q1/23
33,157
32,928
  More Details
Monetary Financial Institutions
€million
Q1/23
329,127
306,649   More Details
Other Sectors
€million
Q1/23
1,678,631
1,674,893
  More Details
Direct Investment
€million
Q1/23
617,967
674,423
  More Details
Gross External Debt
€million
Q1/23
2,787,019
2,813,876
  More Details
Exchange Rates      
US dollar (USD)
Euro
Daily
      More Details
Swiss franc (CHF)
Euro
Daily
      More Details
Pound sterling (GBP)
Euro
Daily
      More Details
Irish punt (fixed)
Euro
Jan/01/04
0.787564
     

 

SDDS Data Category and Component
 
Unit Description
 
Observations
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Period of Latest Data
Latest Data
Data for previous period
% change from previous period
POPULATION
Population
million
Apr/22
5.10
5.01
1.8%
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 # Estimated figures

1 Annual data on the operations of General Government (which includes local government) is disseminated in accordance with the IMF requirements. Data on the financing of the general government balance is available in the Monthly Economic Bulletin published on the Department of Finance's website each month at https://www.finance.gov.ie/

2 Revised

3 Provisional  

CSO Home Page

DSBB Home Page(links to IMF website)

Central Bank of Ireland(links to Central Bank of Ireland website)

Department of Finance Ireland (links to Department of Finance Ireland website)