Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 11 July 2019
204. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance the size of the national debt; and the amounts of interest paid on the debt for each year from 1994 to 2018 and to date 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31149/19]
View answerAs the Deputy will be aware, there are two measures of public debt – National Debt and General Government Debt. The National Treasury Management Agency has supplied me with the figures in the following table, which focuses on the former, showing National Debt in both gross and net terms from 1994 to date in 2019.
The table also shows the Exchequer cash and other assets which are deducted from the gross measure to calculate National (net) Debt. It also shows National Debt interest.
|
Year |
Gross National Debt €bn |
Exchequer Cash & Assets €bn |
National Debt €bn |
National Debt Interest €bn |
|
2019 (at end-Jun) |
215.6 |
27.6 |
188.0 |
3.7 (Jan – Jun) |
|
2018 |
205.3 |
17.6 |
187.7 |
5.8 |
|
2017 |
198.7 |
13.2 |
185.5 |
6.1 |
|
2016 |
196.7 |
11.1 |
185.6 |
6.7 |
|
2015 |
196.6 |
13.6 |
183.1 |
7.0 |
|
2014 |
197.1 |
14.8 |
182.3 |
7.5 |
|
2013 |
197.5 |
23.6 |
173.9 |
7.3 |
|
2012 |
161.5 |
23.9 |
137.6 |
5.7 |
|
2011 |
136.8 |
17.7 |
119.1 |
4.5 |
|
2010 |
109.6 |
16.2 |
93.4 |
3.5 |
|
2009 |
97.0 |
21.8 |
75.2 |
2.5 |
|
2008 |
72.5 |
22.1 |
50.4 |
1.5 |
|
2007 |
42.0 |
4.5 |
37.6 |
1.6 |
|
2006 |
39.5 |
3.6 |
35.9 |
1.9 |
|
2005 |
40.4 |
2.2 |
38.2 |
1.7 |
|
2004 |
39.9 |
2.1 |
37.8 |
1.7 |
|
2003 |
39.3 |
1.7 |
37.6 |
1.8 |
|
2002 |
38.1 |
1.8 |
36.4 |
1.7 |
|
2001 |
38.5 |
2.4 |
36.2 |
1.9 |
|
2000 |
39.0 |
2.5 |
36.5 |
2.1 |
|
1999 |
42.0 |
2.2 |
39.8 |
2.4 |
|
1998 |
39.4 |
1.9 |
37.5 |
2.7 |
|
1997 |
40.2 |
1.2 |
39.0 |
3.1 |
|
1996 |
39.0 |
1.0 |
38.0 |
2.8 |
|
1995 |
39.6 |
1.3 |
38.4 |
2.7 |
|
1994 |
38.2 |
1.1 |
37.1 |
2.7 |
Rounding may affect totals.
