Financial burden of the repayment of debts from hire purchases or in Ireland
Ireland: Financial burden of the repayment of debts from hire purchases or was 20.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
20.6%
Change on year
down 12.3%
World rank
25th
of 47 countries
All-time high
39.5%
in 2012
All-time low
16.7%
in 2021
Years of data
23
2003–2025
Financial burden of the repayment of debts from hire purchases or in Ireland, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, financial burden of the repayment of debts from hire purchases or in Ireland stood at 20.6%.
The figure is down 12.3% on the previous year and down 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial burden of the repayment of debts from hire purchases or in Ireland peaked at 39.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 2021.
Ireland ranks 25th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Financial burden of the repayment of debts from hire purchases or in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 18.3% | — |
| 2004 | 23.0% | +25.7% |
| 2005 | 21.3% | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 23.0% | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 22.4% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 23.7% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 27.4% | +15.6% |
| 2010 | 34.7% | +26.6% |
| 2011 | 33.9% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 39.5% | +16.5% |
| 2013 | 38.6% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 37.5% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 32.1% | -14.4% |
| 2016 | 27.8% | -13.4% |
| 2017 | 22.9% | -17.6% |
| 2018 | 20.2% | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 18.1% | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 23.4% | +29.3% |
| 2021 | 16.7% | -28.6% |
| 2022 | 20.0% | +19.8% |
| 2023 | 24.0% | +20.0% |
| 2024 | 23.5% | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 20.6% | -12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.7% | 18.3% | 27.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 30.5% | 18.1% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 16.7% | 24.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 22 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 22.9% compare
- 23 Austria 21.9% compare
- 24 Hungary 21.5% compare
- 26 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 19.4% compare
- 26 United Kingdom 19.4% compare
- 28 Poland 19.2% compare
- 28 Poland 19.2% compare
More reference data data for Ireland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0921 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is financial burden of the repayment of debts from hire purchases or in Ireland?
- Financial burden of the repayment of debts from hire purchases or in Ireland was 20.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest financial burden of the repayment of debts from hire purchases or recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 39.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest financial burden of the repayment of debts from hire purchases or recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 2021.
- How does Ireland rank for financial burden of the repayment of debts from hire purchases or?
- Ireland ranks 25th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is financial burden of the repayment of debts from hire purchases or rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Financial burden of the repayment of debts from hire purchases or loans. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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