Holdings of Irish Long-Term Government Bonds

Publication date: 8 May 2019

Key Points:

• The nominal value outstanding of government bonds decreased by €657 million to €135.7 billion in March 2019.
• Within the next five years, €57.6 billion of government bonds will mature, of which non-residents hold 59.2 per cent.
• Estimated non-resident holdings decreased by €188 million to €78.5 billion in March
• Credit Institutions and the Central Bank account for the largest amount of Irish-resident holdings, at €52.9 billion. This equates to 92.5 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, March 2019

Dataset and Explanatory Notes