Ireland vs United States of America: Debt securities, Financial assets, Transactions
Debt securities, Financial assets, Transactions over time
- Ireland
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 51.74 billion against 15.59 billion in Ireland, a difference of 36.15 billion.
That makes United States of America's figure about 3.3 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2001 it was United States of America ahead.
Ireland ranks 8th and United States of America ranks 5th of 33 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 947.31 million | 70.13 billion | 69.18 billion | United States of America |
| 2010s | -805.60 million | -11.47 billion | 10.66 billion | Ireland |
| 2020s | 6.89 billion | 23.23 billion | 16.34 billion | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher debt securities, financial assets, transactions, Ireland or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 51.74 billion against 15.59 billion in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in debt securities, financial assets, transactions between Ireland and United States of America?
- 36.15 billion, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and United States of America?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and United States of America rank globally for debt securities, financial assets, transactions?
- Ireland ranks 8th and United States of America ranks 5th of 33 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Debt securities, Financial assets, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.