The national debt at the start of 2013 is €137.6 billion, as reported by the NTMA and available from their website. This represents 105.2% of forecast 2012 GNP and 84.3% of forecast 2012 GDP. Table 9 in the Budget 2013 booklet projects an Exchequer deficit of €15.4 billion for 2013.
This results in a forecast national debt for end 2013 of €153 billion, which represents 114.3% of forecast 2013 GNP and 91.2% of forecast 2013 GDP.
Information on general government debt projections are set out in table 10 on the Budget 2013 booklet. The General Government Debt (GGD) is a measure of the total debt of the State and is the measure used for comparative purposes across the European Union.