	National Debt		General Government Debt (a)

Year	€m	% of GNP	€m	% of GDP
1980	10,026	87.0	-	-
1981	12,945	93.2	-	-
1982	14,817	92.9	-	-
1983	18,274	104.8	-	-
1984	21,358	112.8	-	-
1985	23,493	115.6	-	-
1986	27,440	122.2	-	-
1987	30,085	125.0	-	-
1988	31,250	122.7	-	-
1989	31,525	111.9	-	-
1990	31,849	99.0	34,194	94.2
1991	32,223	95.9	36,004	95.6
1992	33,450	94.1	37,041	92.5
1993	36,006	93.3	41,128	95.1
1994	37,111	88.8	41,673	89.6
1995	38,358	82.1	43,061	81.8
1996	37,980	73.7	42,554	73.3
1997	38,966	66.0	43,311	64.5
1998	37,509	55.0	41,690	53.8
1999	39,849	52.0	43,543	48.6
2000	36,511	41.4	39,499	38.4
2001	36,183	37.5	41,475	36.1
2002	36,361	35.2	41,914	32.4

(a) ESA 95 basis from 1990
The General Government Debt essentially includes the cumulative gross debt of the local government sector and the non-commercial state sponsored bodies as well as nearly all of the National Debt measured on a gross basis. It excludes Central Government liabilities to institutions classified within the General Government sector; these are included in the National Debt.
It should be noted that the National Debt is calculated net of domestic and foreign liquid assets whereas the General Government Debt is calculated on a gross basis. The debt of the commercial state bodies is excluded from both National Debt and General Government Debt.
The Finance Accounts for each year contains a detailed breakdown of the National Debt.