Government bonds, Rate, Percent per annum in Ireland
Ireland: Government bonds, Rate, Percent per annum was 0.9517 in 2017. ▼ Falling
Government bonds, Rate, Percent per annum in Ireland, 1988–2017
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2017, government bonds, rate, percent per annum in Ireland stood at 0.9517.
The figure is up 29.3% on the previous year and down 77.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government bonds, rate, percent per annum in Ireland peaked at 10.08 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.7358, in 2016.
Ireland ranks 55th of 65 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Government bonds, Rate, Percent per annum in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 8.71 | — |
| 1989 | 8.94 | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 10.08 | +12.8% |
| 1991 | 9.21 | -8.7% |
| 1992 | 9.07 | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 7.7 | -15.1% |
| 1994 | 7.92 | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 8.26 | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 7.29 | -11.7% |
| 1997 | 6.29 | -13.7% |
| 1998 | 4.8 | -23.8% |
| 1999 | 4.71 | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 5.51 | +17.0% |
| 2001 | 5.01 | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 5.01 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.13 | -17.5% |
| 2004 | 4.08 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 3.33 | -18.3% |
| 2006 | 3.77 | +13.1% |
| 2007 | 4.31 | +14.4% |
| 2008 | 4.53 | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 5.22 | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 5.74 | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 9.6 | +67.3% |
| 2012 | 6.17 | -35.7% |
| 2013 | 3.79 | -38.6% |
| 2014 | 2.37 | -37.5% |
| 2015 | 1.18 | -50.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7358 | -37.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9517 | +29.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.82 | 8.71 | 8.94 | 2 |
| 1990s | 7.53 | 4.71 | 10.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.49 | 3.33 | 5.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.82 | 0.7358 | 9.6 | 8 |
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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 government bonds, rate, percent per annum in Ireland?
- Government bonds, rate, percent per annum in Ireland was 0.9517 in 2017, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest government bonds, rate, percent per annum recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 10.08 in 1990.
- What is the lowest government bonds, rate, percent per annum recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7358 in 2016.
- How does Ireland rank for government bonds, rate, percent per annum?
- Ireland ranks 55th out of 65 countries with data for 2017.
- Is government bonds, rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Government bonds, Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.