National Debt of Ireland 1923 - 2007

1923 to 1950

All values in column Total(1) are expressed in millions of euro.

Year Domestic Debt Foreign Debt(2) Total(1) % Foreign Debt Year End Mar/31 1923 3 1924 18 1925 18 1926 18 1927 23 1928 29 1929 31 1930 33 1931 37 1932 40 1933 40 1934 63 1935 62 1936 61 1937 62 1938 63 1939 78 1940 82 1941 83 1942 92 1943 94 1944 100 1945 101 1946 103 1947 110 1948 116 1949 128 1950 178

1951 - 1978 Information 1979 - 2008 Information

Sources: Finance Accounts and NTMA (from 1990)

Note 1:

The breakdown between foreign and domestic debt is not available prior to 1968. However it is understood that the foreign component was relatively small prior to the 1970s.

Note 2:

The debt shown under foreign component after end 1998 represents all non euro debt.