# Interest payments (% of expense) — Ireland
> Latest: 3.3 (2022). Change: +0.6% vs 2021.
- Frequency: Annual · Coverage: 1972–2022
- Data updated: 2026-10-08
- Source: World Bank — GC.XPN.INTP.ZS — https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/GC.XPN.INTP.ZS
- License: CC BY 4.0
- Interactive chart: https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-gc-xpn-intp-zs/IRL
## Recent values
| Year | Value |
| :--- | :--- |
| 2018 | 6.86 |
| 2019 | 5.76 |
| 2020 | 3.98 |
| 2021 | 3.29 |
| 2022 | 3.30 |
## How to cite
APA: World Bank. (2022). Interest payments (% of expense) — Ireland [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-gc-xpn-intp-zs/IRL. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/GC.XPN.INTP.ZS
## Full data
Full time series: https://econdash.org/docs/agent-payments (free API trial for core indicators of 10 major economies; otherwise an API key or pay per call)