Written answers
Tuesday, 3 July 2018
Department of Finance
Exchequer Deficit
Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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65. To ask the Minister for Finance the degree to which Ireland's current borrowing requirement has fluctuated in each of the past ten years to date expressed as a percentage of GNP and GDP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29378/18]
Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy is published by my Department on an annual basis as part the Budget Statistics . It is reproduced in the following table for the Deputy's convenience.
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exchequer Balance (€ million) | -1,619 | -12,714 | -24,641 | -18,744 | -24,918 | -14,892 | -11,503 | -8,189 | -64 | -1,018 | 1,910 |
| % of GDP | -0.82% | -6.77% | -14.49% | -11.18% | -14.49% | -8.48% | -6.38% | -4.21% | -0.02% | -0.37% | 0.64% |
| % of GNP | -0.96% | -7.89% | -17.52% | -13.47% | -18.04% | -10.49% | -7.57% | -4.97% | -0.03% | -0.45% | 0.79% |
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