Secondary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less) in Ireland
Ireland: Secondary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less) was -4.96 billion in 2024. ▼ Falling
Secondary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less) in Ireland, 2005–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Ireland recorded -4.96 billion for secondary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less) in 2024.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and down 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less) in Ireland peaked at 284.98 million in 2005 and was at its lowest, -5.25 billion, in 2023.
Ireland ranks 179th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Secondary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less) in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 284.98 million | — |
| 2006 | -593.57 million | -308.3% |
| 2007 | -1.26 billion | +112.4% |
| 2008 | -1.88 billion | +48.8% |
| 2009 | -1.84 billion | -2.1% |
| 2010 | -1.84 billion | +0.1% |
| 2011 | -1.69 billion | -7.9% |
| 2012 | -3.36 billion | +98.4% |
| 2013 | -3.90 billion | +16.0% |
| 2014 | -3.66 billion | -6.1% |
| 2015 | -3.71 billion | +1.3% |
| 2016 | -4.21 billion | +13.5% |
| 2017 | -3.50 billion | -16.9% |
| 2018 | -4.33 billion | +24.0% |
| 2019 | -3.91 billion | -9.8% |
| 2020 | -4.37 billion | +11.7% |
| 2021 | -5.24 billion | +20.0% |
| 2022 | -4.96 billion | -5.4% |
| 2023 | -5.25 billion | +5.8% |
| 2024 | -4.96 billion | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.06 billion | -1.88 billion | 284.98 million | 5 |
| 2010s | -3.41 billion | -4.33 billion | -1.69 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.95 billion | -5.25 billion | -4.37 billion | 5 |
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 secondary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less) in Ireland?
- Secondary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less) in Ireland was -4.96 billion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest secondary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less) recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 284.98 million in 2005.
- What is the lowest secondary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less) recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.25 billion in 2023.
- How does Ireland rank for secondary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less)?
- Ireland ranks 179th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less) rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.5%. 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 Secondary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.