Currency and deposits, Financial assets, Transactions in Ireland
Ireland: Currency and deposits, Financial assets, Transactions was -3.15 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Currency and deposits, Financial assets, Transactions in Ireland, 1999–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, currency and deposits, financial assets, transactions in Ireland stood at -3.15 billion.
That represents a change of down 24.4% on the previous year and down 2,554.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, currency and deposits, financial assets, transactions in Ireland peaked at 18.22 billion in 2008 and was at its lowest, -11.24 billion, in 2010.
That places Ireland 29th out of 33 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Currency and deposits, Financial assets, Transactions in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4.30 billion | — |
| 2000 | 2.15 billion | -49.9% |
| 2001 | 2.93 billion | +36.0% |
| 2002 | -6.22 billion | -312.4% |
| 2003 | -69.51 million | -98.9% |
| 2004 | 644.63 million | -1027.4% |
| 2005 | 1.33 billion | +106.4% |
| 2006 | 409.58 million | -69.2% |
| 2007 | 1.27 billion | +209.1% |
| 2008 | 18.22 billion | +1339.5% |
| 2009 | 1.07 billion | -94.1% |
| 2010 | -11.24 billion | -1147.3% |
| 2011 | -1.07 billion | -90.5% |
| 2012 | 6.09 billion | -668.4% |
| 2013 | -1.33 billion | -121.9% |
| 2014 | -6.18 billion | +363.6% |
| 2015 | -118.80 million | -98.1% |
| 2016 | -3.00 billion | +2428.7% |
| 2017 | 2.56 billion | -185.2% |
| 2018 | 4.03 billion | +57.5% |
| 2019 | 2.62 billion | -35.0% |
| 2020 | 140.05 million | -94.7% |
| 2021 | 12.58 billion | +8885.1% |
| 2022 | -6.43 billion | -151.1% |
| 2023 | -1.42 billion | -78.0% |
| 2024 | -2.54 billion | +79.0% |
| 2025 | -3.15 billion | +24.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.30 billion | 4.30 billion | 4.30 billion | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.17 billion | -6.22 billion | 18.22 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | -765.01 million | -11.24 billion | 6.09 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | -135.40 million | -6.43 billion | 12.58 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More financial sector data for Ireland
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 57,258 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.5072 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 13.54 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 1.23 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 3.53 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 8.74 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 9.97 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 9.96 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,816 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is currency and deposits, financial assets, transactions in Ireland?
- Currency and deposits, financial assets, transactions in Ireland was -3.15 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest currency and deposits, financial assets, transactions recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 18.22 billion in 2008.
- What is the lowest currency and deposits, financial assets, transactions recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.24 billion in 2010.
- How does Ireland rank for currency and deposits, financial assets, transactions?
- Ireland ranks 29th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is currency and deposits, financial assets, transactions rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2,554.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Currency and deposits, Financial assets, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.