Financial system deposits to GDP in Ireland
Ireland: Financial system deposits to GDP was 73.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Financial system deposits to GDP in Ireland, 1960–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for financial system deposits to gdp in Ireland is 73.3%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial system deposits to gdp in Ireland peaked at 110.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 34.1%, in 1989.
Ireland ranks 64th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Financial system deposits to GDP in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 48.9% | — |
| 1961 | 48.9% | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 49.1% | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 47.9% | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 44.3% | -7.4% |
| 1965 | 43.9% | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 45.4% | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 47.0% | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 48.4% | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 46.5% | -4.0% |
| 1970 | 42.4% | -8.9% |
| 1971 | 48.3% | +14.1% |
| 1972 | 46.1% | -4.6% |
| 1973 | 48.1% | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 53.3% | +10.8% |
| 1975 | 50.7% | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 46.4% | -8.4% |
| 1977 | 45.1% | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 48.7% | +8.1% |
| 1979 | 49.0% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 51.0% | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 50.6% | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 41.3% | -18.4% |
| 1983 | 39.6% | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 39.7% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 38.7% | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 35.7% | -7.8% |
| 1987 | 37.2% | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 36.5% | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 34.1% | -6.6% |
| 1990 | 37.2% | +9.0% |
| 1991 | 37.8% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 38.1% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 44.5% | +16.7% |
| 1994 | 45.5% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 63.3% | +39.0% |
| 1996 | 67.3% | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 69.7% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 70.9% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 68.8% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 67.2% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 71.4% | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 73.7% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 77.6% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 91.9% | +18.5% |
| 2007 | 96.5% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 99.6% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 110.0% | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 102.2% | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 96.3% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 93.5% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 99.6% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 86.5% | -13.2% |
| 2015 | 71.6% | -17.2% |
| 2016 | 75.2% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 71.7% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 66.4% | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 69.7% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 75.7% | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 73.3% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.0% | 43.9% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 47.8% | 42.4% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.5% | 34.1% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.7% | 37.2% | 70.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 84.1% | 67.2% | 110.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 83.3% | 66.4% | 102.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.5% | 73.3% | 75.7% | 2 |
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 financial system deposits to gdp in Ireland?
- Financial system deposits to gdp in Ireland was 73.3% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest financial system deposits to gdp recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 110.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest financial system deposits to gdp recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.1% in 1989.
- How does Ireland rank for financial system deposits to gdp?
- Ireland ranks 64th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is financial system deposits to gdp rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Financial system deposits to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Demand, time and saving deposits in deposit money banks and other financial institutions as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is demand and time and saving deposits, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Financial system deposits (IFS lines 24, 25, 44, and 45); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).