Mortgage loans rose 14.2% to USD 92.6 bil in Ireland in 2017, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, mortgage loans in Ireland reached an all time high of USD 201 bil in 2009 and an all time low of USD 69.3 bil in 2003. When compared to Ireland's main peers, mortgage loans in Canada amounted to USD 1,210 bil, USD 1,269 bil in France, USD 8.01 bil in Iceland and USD 1,847 bil in United Kingdom in 2017.
Ireland has been ranked 22nd within the group of 79 countries we follow in terms of mortgage loans, 7 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Mortgage Loans (USD) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Australia | USD bil | 1,345 | 1,309 | 1,349 | 1,511 | 1,536 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | USD bil | 289 | 278 | 293 | 336 | 327 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | USD bil | 1,210 | 929 | 1,022 | 1,116 | 1,230 | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | USD bil | 382 | 341 | 349 | 401 | 378 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | USD bil | 1,269 | 1,188 | 1,235 | 1,446 | 1,423 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Germany | USD bil | 1,397 | 1,278 | 1,361 | 1,577 | 1,759 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8.01 | 8.24 | 8.31 | 9.99 | 12.1 | |||
| Ireland | USD bil | 92.6 | 138 | 141 | 148 | 112 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | USD bil | 450 | 434 | 429 | 480 | 530 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Mexico | USD bil | 37.7 | 41.6 | 48.3 | 49.9 | 132 | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | USD bil | ... | 331 | 327 | 343 | 371 | 377 | |||||||||||||||
| Spain | USD bil | 635 | 981 | 984 | 960 | 585 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Sweden | USD bil | 409 | 276 | 279 | 327 | 430 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | USD bil | 10,100 | 3,222 | 3,337 | 3,375 | 11,751 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | USD bil | 1,847 | 3,490 | 3,750 | 3,960 | 4,135 |
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