Country comparison China vs Ireland

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20245.0%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
29,202K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€17,327,917Mchart€562,794M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$18,743,802Mchart$609,157M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€12,304chart€104,5102024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$13,314chart$112,3562024GDP per capita [+]
€158,854M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202415,303,863chart215,3802024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202416,559,622chart236,0812024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202488.32%chart38.30%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€10,867chart€39,5932024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$11,759chart$43,3982024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,272,421chart22,6052024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,376,830chart24,8812024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-7.34%chart4.00%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20245,708,691.6chart125,998.22024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20246,177,118.3chart135,848.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023675,907.4chart13,025.72021Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023712,019.8chart15,432.52021Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202311.91%chart12.33%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023573,436.5chart28,394,647,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023620,062.8chart30,733,798,019.92024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202310.37%chart22.16%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024296,532.1chart1,345.62024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024320,762.1chart1,456.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.06%chart1.00%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202432.95%chart22.40%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€4,054chart€23,1622024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$4,386chart$24,9732024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€479chart€2,5582021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$519chart$3,0102021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€403chart€5,3062024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$436chart$5,7432024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€211chart€2502024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$228chart$2692024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]05/26/2025A1Aa308/15/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]09/21/2017A+AA11/15/2024S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/19/2019A+AA-01/28/2022Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202342chart772023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201928ºchart24º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202464.4chart18.62024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202490ºchart49º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202411ºchart19º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
4.9%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2014Q44.1%chart5.3%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
155K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$271.8chart$2,587.62025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€245.8chart€2,282.02025NMW [+]
$69,4442024Average Wage [+]
€64,1582024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201734ºchart19º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Chinese yuan [+]01/13/20268.1294
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/13/20266.9764chart0.858101/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
2.97%01/13/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
1601/13/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/31/20260%chart0%12/31/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 20240.2%chart3.2%November 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
2.7%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-1.9%chart-3.6%November 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]05/20/20253.00%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]201946ºchart24º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]March 20233.9%chart10.6%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202326,062,824chart211,084December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202321.35chart24.95December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]202330,160,966
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020225.22chart528.862021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202220.1%chart22.3%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/202013.00%chart23.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%chart52.0%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20207,967,000chart10,951,0002019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€3,125,177.6Mchart€222,748.3M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$3,379,254.5Mchart$241,098.3M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202318.50%chart39.58%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,364,343.8Mchart€133,140.6M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,556,565.0Mchart$144,108.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202314.00%chart23.66%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€760,833.8Mchart€89,607.7M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$823,222.7Mchart$96,989.6M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20234.50%chart15.92%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]March 202310.6%chart1.6%October 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201552ºchart15º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024147chart772024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202489ºchart2º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
0.70‰2017Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]201763,859.7chart607.72017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.07%chart17.20%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.74%chart14.49%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20236.39‰chart10.00‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,827.8chart2,161.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.87‰chart6.50‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.00chart1.502023Fertility Rate [+]
3.30‰2021Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]20200%chart12.7%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20241,408,280,000chart5,439,8982024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20201,039,675chart871,2562020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]202010,461,170chart734,3172020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.788chart0.9502022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024106ºchart9º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202377.95chart82.902023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015138,622chart4532023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201510.02chart8.462023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20207,157chart342023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20200.50chart0.652023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20239.24chart6.502023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20244,234
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202126,022.6
Consumption GWh [+]20238,920,321chart31,6692023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20239,259,055chart30,7192023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/2025122,398chart9,75112/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/202599,381,761chart1,764,87312/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]04/20/20231,284,479,600chart4,065,58405/10/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/202586.91chart1,792.5012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]04/20/20233,516,880,600chart11,148,28105/10/2024Doses administered [+]
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