Country comparison Ireland vs Afghanistan

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.6%chart2.3%2023GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q329,202K
Annual GDP [+]2024€562,794Mchart€15,947M2023Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$609,157Mchart$17,248M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€104,510chart€3782023GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$112,356chart$4092023GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€158,854M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024215,380chart1,3162023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024236,081chart1,4242023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202438.30%chart8.26%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€39,593chart€312023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$43,398chart$342023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202422,605chart-2182023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202424,881chart-2352023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20244.00%chart-1.37%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024125,998.2chart2,705.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024135,848.7chart2,926.52023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202113,025.7chart541.82019Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202115,432.5chart606.62019Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202112.33%chart10.88%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202428,394,647,000.0chart37.42023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202430,733,798,019.9chart40.52023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202322.16%chart1.46%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,345.6chart220.52021Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,456.5chart261.02021Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20241.00%chart10.27%2021Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202422.40%chart16.97%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€23,162chart€642023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$24,973chart$692023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€2,558chart€142019Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$3,010chart$162019Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€5,306chart€12023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$5,743chart$12023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€250chart€62021Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$269chart$72021Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]08/15/2025Aa3
S&P Rating [+]11/15/2024AA
Fitch Rating [+]01/28/2022AA-
Corruption Index [+]202377chart202023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201924º
Fragile States Index [+]202418.6chart103.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202449ºchart1º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202419º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20255.0%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q35.3%
Unemployed [+]2025Q3155K
NMW [+]2026$2,809.4chart$71.62020NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€2,391.0
Average Wage [+]2024$69,444
Average Wage [+]2024€64,158
Human Capital Ranking [+]201719º
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/13/20260.8430
10-Year Bond Yield [+]02/13/20262.86%
Risk Premium [+]02/13/202610
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/13/2026-1.91%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20252.8%
HICP [+]December 20252.7%
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-4.9%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%
Business
Doing Business [+]202024ºchart173º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 20253.2%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024211,084
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202224.95
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021528.86chart46.592015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202422.3%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201223.00%chart0%01/01/2013Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202252.0%chart20.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]201910,951,000
Exports [+]2025€261,583.4Mchart€814.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$241,098.3Mchart$881.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202439.58%chart5.11%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€140,930.0Mchart€5,558.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$144,108.7Mchart$6,010.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202423.66%chart34.85%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€120,653.5Mchart€-4,743.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$96,989.6Mchart$-5,161.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202415.92%chart-29.74%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 2025-0.7%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201515ºchart96º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202477chart662024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]20242ºchart160º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20170.70‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017607.7chart409.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202017.20%chart0.37%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202014.49%chart15.02%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202410.00‰chart35.44‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,161.1chart181.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20246.50‰chart5.80‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.50chart4.842023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20213.30‰
% risk of poverty [+]202412.7%chart47.1%2019% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20245,439,898chart43,373,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020871,256chart144,0982020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020734,317chart5,853,8382020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.950chart0.4622022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20249ºchart146º2023Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202382.90chart66.042023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023453chart1,7962015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20238.46chart5.322015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202334chart1,6132021Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.65chart4.032021Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.50chart0.212023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202331,669chart6,4682023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202330,719chart9732023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20269,762chart7,99801/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20261,765,585chart235,21401/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/10/20244,065,584chart18,370,38612/31/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20261,794.52chart184.4001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]05/10/202411,148,281chart22,964,75012/31/2023Doses administered [+]
Ireland
Afghanistan