Public Finances

Finances
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009

Current Budget
Current Expenditure (euro billions)
28.7
30.8
33.5
37.0
40.9
44.7
45.2
Current Revenue (euro billions)
33.2
36.4
39.8
46.1
47.9
41.6
33.9
Surplus (euro billions)
4.4
5.6
6.4
9.2
7.0
-3.1
-11.4
as per cent of GDP
3.2
3.8
4.0
5.2
3.7
-1.7
-7.1
Capital Budget
Capital Expenditure (euro billions)
6.7
6.7
7.9
8.8
10.0
11.0
14.7
Capital Resources (euro billions)
1.3
1.1
1.0
1.9
1.4
1.4
1.5
Capital Budget Deficit (euro billions)
5.4
5.6
6.9
6.9
8.6
9.6
13.3
Exchequer (Deficit) / Surplus (euro billions)
-1.0
0.03
-0.5
2.3
-1.6
-12.7
-24.6
as per cent of GDP
-0.7
0.02
-0.3
1.3
-0.8
-7.1
-15.4
General Government Balance (euro billions)
0.6
2.1
2.8
5.2
0.3
-13.2
-23.4
as per cent of GDP
0.4
1.4
1.7
2.9
0.1
-7.3
-14.6
Memorandum Items
General Government Debt (euro billions)
43.3
44.3
44.7
44.1
47.4
79.9
104.7
as per cent of GDP
31.0
29.7
27.5
24.8
25.0
44.4
65.6
GDP (euro billions)
139.4
149.2
162.3
177.3
189.4
180.0
159.7
 
Source: Department of Finance, Central Statistics Office
* these figures are estimates.