Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 20 July 2016
109. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance the most up-to-date gross domestic product and gross national product to debt ratios following the recent Central Statistics Office revisions to growth figures for 2014 and 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23259/16]
View answerThe most up-to-date general government debt (GGD) to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Gross National Product (GNP) ratios are set out as follows:
|
|
2014 |
2015 |
|
GGD (% GDP) |
105.2% |
78.7% |
|
GGD (% GNP) |
124.4% |
99.3% |
Source: EUROSTAT, CSO, Department of Finance
The historical debt, GDP and GNP data included within the table is published by the Central Statistics Office on its website (www.cso.ie). Updated general government debt figures will be issued by the CSO in mid-October following the submission of the end-September EDP return to EUROSTAT.
