Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Ireland
Ireland: Getting credit: Credit registry coverage was 94.4% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Ireland, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
In 2019, getting credit: credit registry coverage in Ireland stood at 94.4%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit registry coverage in Ireland peaked at 94.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2004.
Ireland ranks 8th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 90.3% | — |
| 2019 | 94.4% | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 0.0% | 94.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More private sector data for Ireland
- Merchandise trade 62.7% (2025)
- Food imports 9.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 82.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 159.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 90.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 293.42 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 53,501 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4066 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 21.65 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit registry coverage in Ireland?
- Getting credit: credit registry coverage in Ireland was 94.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 94.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- How does Ireland rank for getting credit: credit registry coverage?
- Ireland ranks 8th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit registry coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit registry’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the registry in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.