Country comparison Euro zone vs Ireland

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.9%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q311,587Kchart29,202K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€15,231,399Mchart€562,794M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$16,485,444Mchart$609,157M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€43,400chart€104,5102024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$48,119chart$112,3562024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€3,969,579Mchart€158,854M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20128,600,983chart215,3802024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]201211,050,543chart236,0812024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]201290.60%chart38.30%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2012€25,586chart€39,5932024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2012$32,873chart$43,3982024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2012-352,683chart22,6052024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2012-453,127chart24,8812024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2012-3.70%chart4.00%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20134,772,568.1chart125,998.22024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20136,338,447.7chart135,848.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
13,025.72021Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
15,432.52021Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
12.33%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
28,394,647,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
30,733,798,019.92024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
22.16%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024265,631.8chart1,345.62024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024287,502.0chart1,456.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20233.15%chart1.00%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]201349.80%chart22.40%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2013€14,313chart€23,1622024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2013$18,792chart$24,9732024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€2,5582021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$3,0102021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
€5,3062024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
$5,7432024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€757chart€2502024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$839chart$2692024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Aa308/15/2025Moody's Rating [+]
AA11/15/2024S&P Rating [+]
AA-01/28/2022Fitch Rating [+]
772023Corruption Index [+]
24º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
18.62024Fragile States Index [+]
49º2024RTI Raking [+]
19º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]July 20217.6%chart5.0%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
5.3%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
155K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
$2,809.42026NMW [+]
€2,391.02026NMW [+]
$69,4442024Average Wage [+]
€64,1582024Average Wage [+]
19º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/06/20260.8479chart0.847902/06/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
2.93%02/06/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
902/06/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/06/20264.31%chart1.98%02/06/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
2.8%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20251.9%chart2.7%December 2025HICP [+]
-4.9%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
24º2020Doing Business [+]
10.6%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
211,084December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
24.95December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
528.862021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
22.3%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
23.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
52.0%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2018413,959,200chart10,951,0002019Annual arrivals [+]
€222,748.3M2024Exports [+]
$241,098.3M2024Exports [+]
39.58%2024Exports % GDP [+]
€133,140.6M2024Imports [+]
$144,108.7M2024Imports [+]
23.66%2024Imports % GDP [+]
€89,607.7M2024Trade balance [+]
$96,989.6M2024Trade balance [+]
15.92%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
-0.7%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
15º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2019120chart772024Density [+]
2º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
0.70‰2017Crude divorce rate [+]
607.72017Remittance received ($M) [+]
17.20%2020% Immigrant [+]
14.49%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20238.14‰chart10.00‰2024Birth Rate [+]
2,161.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202310.54‰chart6.50‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.38chart1.502023Fertility Rate [+]
3.30‰2021Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202117.0%chart12.7%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2019342,597,698chart5,439,8982024Population [+]
871,2562020Immigrant stock [+]
734,3172020Emigrant stock [+]
0.9502022HDI [+]
9º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202382.19chart82.902023Life expectancy [+]
4532023Suicides [+]
8.462023Suicide rate [+]
342023Number of homicides [+]
0.652023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
6.502023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
31,6692023Consumption GWh [+]
30,7192023Generation GWh [+]
Others
9,75301/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
1,765,21201/04/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
4,065,58405/10/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
1,792.8601/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
11,148,28105/10/2024Doses administered [+]
Euro zone
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros
Ireland