Ireland

Economic forecasts April 2024

Ireland
	2023	2024	2025
Real GDP (average yearly change, in %)	-3.2	2.8	3.5
Inflation (average yearly change, harmonised CPI, in %)	5.2	2.0	1.8
Unemployment rate (Covid-19-adjusted national definition, in % of the labour force, end of year)	4.5	4.6	4.5
Government budget balance (in % of GDP)	1.7	1.8	1.8
Gross public debt (in % of GDP)	42.7	39.0	35.7
Current account balance (in % of GDP)	9.8	7.2	7.1
House prices (Eurostat definition, average yearly change in %, existing and new dwellings)	3.1	3.0	4.0
		18/4/2024