Country comparison Afghanistan vs Ireland

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20232.3%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
29,202K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2023€15,947Mchart€562,794M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2023$17,248Mchart$609,157M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023€378chart€104,5102024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023$409chart$112,3562024GDP per capita [+]
€158,854M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20231,316chart215,3802024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20231,424chart236,0812024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]20238.26%chart38.30%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€31chart€39,5932024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$34chart$43,3982024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-218chart22,6052024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-235chart24,8812024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-1.37%chart4.00%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20232,705.7chart125,998.22024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20232,926.5chart135,848.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2019541.8chart13,025.72021Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2019606.6chart15,432.52021Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202110.88%chart12.33%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202337.4chart28,394,647,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202340.5chart30,733,798,019.92024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20231.46%chart22.16%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2021220.5chart1,345.62024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2021261.0chart1,456.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202110.27%chart1.00%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202316.97%chart22.40%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€64chart€23,1622024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$69chart$24,9732024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2019€14chart€2,5582021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2019$16chart$3,0102021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€1chart€5,3062024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1chart$5,7432024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2021€6chart€2502024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2021$7chart$2692024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Aa308/15/2025Moody's Rating [+]
AA11/15/2024S&P Rating [+]
AA-01/28/2022Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202320chart772023Corruption Index [+]
24º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]2024103.9chart18.62024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]20241ºchart49º2024RTI Raking [+]
19º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
5.0%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
5.3%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
155K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2020$71.6chart$2,809.42026NMW [+]
€2,391.02026NMW [+]
$69,4442024Average Wage [+]
€64,1582024Average Wage [+]
19º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
0.841302/09/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
2.92%02/10/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
902/10/2026Risk Premium [+]
3.07%02/09/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
2.8%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
2.7%December 2025HICP [+]
-4.9%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020173ºchart24º2020Doing Business [+]
10.6%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
211,084December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
24.95December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201546.59chart528.862021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
22.3%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20130%chart23.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202020.0%chart52.0%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
10,951,0002019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€814.8Mchart€222,748.3M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$881.0Mchart$241,098.3M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20235.11%chart39.58%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€5,558.1Mchart€133,140.6M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$6,010.0Mchart$144,108.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.85%chart23.66%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-4,743.4Mchart€89,607.7M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-5,161.0Mchart$96,989.6M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-29.74%chart15.92%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
-0.7%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201596ºchart15º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202466chart772024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024160ºchart2º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
0.70‰2017Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017409.5chart607.72017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.37%chart17.20%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202015.02%chart14.49%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202335.44‰chart10.00‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017181.6chart2,161.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20235.80‰chart6.50‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20234.84chart1.502023Fertility Rate [+]
3.30‰2021Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201947.1%chart12.7%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202443,373,000chart5,439,8982024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020144,098chart871,2562020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20205,853,838chart734,3172020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.462chart0.9502022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2023146ºchart9º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202366.04chart82.902023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151,796chart4532023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20155.32chart8.462023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20211,613chart342023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20214.03chart0.652023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.21chart6.502023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20236,468chart31,6692023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023973chart30,7192023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20267,998chart9,76201/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/2026235,214chart1,765,58501/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/31/202318,370,386chart4,065,58405/10/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/2026184.40chart1,794.5201/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/31/202322,964,750chart11,148,28105/10/2024Doses administered [+]
Afghanistan
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