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EU Member State since 1973

Ireland

Population: 5,100,000 GNI: €516.4B GDP: €504.7B
Contribution 2024
€3,010M
Receipts 2024
€2,188M
Net Balance 2024
€-821M
Per Capita
€-161
Cumulative Balance 2000–2024
+€3.2B
Net Recipient from EU budget
Total Paid In
€35.8B
Contributions to EU
Total Received
€39.1B
EU funds allocated

Historical Contributions vs Receipts

Annual flows 2000–2024 — million EUR

Source: European Commission — EU Spending and Revenue Data. Values in million EUR.

Historical Data — 2018 to 2024

Historical EU budget data for Ireland, showing contributions, receipts, and net balance by year (all values in million EUR)
Year GNI-based VAT-based Customs Total Contrib. Cohesion CAP/Agri. Research Total Receipts Net Balance
2000 0 0 208 875 0 0 0 2,617 +1,742
2007 0 0 290 1,368 0 0 0 2,157 +788
2008 0 0 266 1,376 0 0 0 2,052 +676
2009 0 0 235 1,357 0 0 0 1,378 +21
2010 0 0 248 1,209 0 0 0 2,066 +857
2011 0 0 266 1,139 0 0 0 1,639 +500
2012 0 0 271 1,236 0 0 0 2,013 +778
2013 0 0 281 1,521 0 0 0 1,874 +354
2014 0 0 303 1,425 0 0 0 1,563 +138
2015 0 0 375 1,558 0 0 0 2,009 +450
2016 0 0 356 1,845 0 0 0 2,038 +192
2017 0 0 356 1,777 0 0 0 1,818 +41
2018 0 0 357 2,320 0 0 0 2,063 -258
2019 0 0 380 1,996 0 0 0 2,071 +75
2020 0 0 293 2,380 0 0 0 2,255 -126
2021 2,409 285 390 3,084 499 1,552 156 2,686 -397
2022 2,320 323 482 3,125 158 1,565 241 2,341 -784
2023 2,331 371 445 3,245 177 1,502 285 2,264 -981
2024 2,074 399 431 3,010 230 1,550 297 2,188 -821
All values in million EUR. Source: EU Operating Budgetary Balances, DG Budget.

Interactive History

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Contribution Receipts
2000 Contribution: €875M 2000 Receipts: €2,617M 2000 +1.7B 2007 Contribution: €1,368M 2007 Receipts: €2,157M 2007 +0.8B 2008 Contribution: €1,376M 2008 Receipts: €2,052M 2008 +0.7B 2009 Contribution: €1,357M 2009 Receipts: €1,378M 2009 +0.0B 2010 Contribution: €1,209M 2010 Receipts: €2,066M 2010 +0.9B 2011 Contribution: €1,139M 2011 Receipts: €1,639M 2011 +0.5B 2012 Contribution: €1,236M 2012 Receipts: €2,013M 2012 +0.8B 2013 Contribution: €1,521M 2013 Receipts: €1,874M 2013 +0.4B 2014 Contribution: €1,425M 2014 Receipts: €1,563M 2014 +0.1B 2015 Contribution: €1,558M 2015 Receipts: €2,009M 2015 +0.5B 2016 Contribution: €1,845M 2016 Receipts: €2,038M 2016 +0.2B 2017 Contribution: €1,777M 2017 Receipts: €1,818M 2017 +0.0B 2018 Contribution: €2,320M 2018 Receipts: €2,063M 2018 -0.3B 2019 Contribution: €1,996M 2019 Receipts: €2,071M 2019 +0.1B 2020 Contribution: €2,380M 2020 Receipts: €2,255M 2020 -0.1B 2021 Contribution: €3,084M 2021 Receipts: €2,686M 2021 -0.4B 2022 Contribution: €3,125M 2022 Receipts: €2,341M 2022 -0.8B 2023 Contribution: €3,245M 2023 Receipts: €2,264M 2023 -1.0B 2024 Contribution: €3,010M 2024 Receipts: €2,188M 2024 -0.8B