Holdings of Irish Long-Term Government Bonds

The introduction of the Securities Holding Regulation1 from December 2013 has enabled the enhanced collection of data from resident custodians who hold securities on behalf of investors. This has resulted in the expanded publication of statistics on resident holders of Irish Government Bonds. The data compilation is assisted also by the long-term government bond register maintained by the Central Bank of Ireland as well as other information provided by national authorities.

The Statistical Data Tables are updated monthly with the latest data.

 

Dataset and Explanatory Notes:

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Charts and Commentary: last updated February 2026.

Chart 1: Breakdown of Holders of Irish Government Bonds

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 2025Total Outstanding Amount of Irish Resident Holders excluding Credit Institutions and Central Banking Sector 

Key Points:

  • The nominal value outstanding of government bonds was €137.6 billion at the end of December 2025.

  • Within the next five years, €55.6 billion of government bonds will mature.

  • Estimated non-resident holdings was €69.5 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 91.4 per cent of the resident total.