Holdings of Irish Long-Term Government Bonds

Publication date: 3 February 2021

Key Points:

• The nominal value outstanding of government bonds was €136 billion at the end of December 2020.

• Within the next five years, €38.4 billion of government bonds will mature, of which non-residents hold 51.4 per cent.

• Estimated non-resident holdings  was €70.2 billion at the end of December.

• Credit Institutions and the Central Bank account for the largest amount of Irish-resident holdings, at €62.2 billion. This equates to 94.7 per cent of the resident total.    

Chart 1: Breakdown of Holders of Irish Government Bonds

Chart 2: Total Outstanding Amount of Irish Resident Holders excluding Credit Institutions and the Central Bank, by Sector, December 2020

Dataset and Explanatory Notes