Holdings of Irish Long-Term Government Bonds

Publication date: 3 February 2023

Key Points:

• Credit Institutions and the Central Bank account for the largest amount of Irish-resident holdings, at €70.6 billion. This equates to 94.4 per cent of the resident total. 
• The nominal value outstanding of government bonds was €145.4 billion at the end of December 2022.
• Within the next five years, €45.5 billion of government bonds will mature, of which non-residents hold 30 per cent.
• Estimated non-resident holdings was €70.6 billion at the end of December.

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 2022

Dataset and Explanatory Notes