Country comparison Ireland vs Albania

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.6%chart4.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q329,202Kchart2,898K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€562,794Mchart€25,001M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$609,157Mchart$27,037M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€104,510chart€9,1942024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$112,356chart$9,9482024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€158,854Mchart€6,849M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024215,380chart14,0242024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024236,081chart15,1752024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202438.30%chart56.03%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€39,593chart€5,9342024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$43,398chart$6,4212024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202422,605chart-1812024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202424,881chart-1962024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20244.00%chart-0.73%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024125,998.2chart7,242.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024135,848.7chart7,837.22024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202113,025.7chart671.82023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202115,432.5chart728.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202112.33%chart10.86%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202428,394,647,000.0chart762.22023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202430,733,798,019.9chart823.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202322.16%chart12.28%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,345.6chart509.52024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,456.5chart551.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20241.00%chart6.61%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202422.40%chart28.94%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€23,162chart€3,0652024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$24,973chart$3,3162024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€2,558chart€2462023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$3,010chart$2662023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€5,306chart€2712023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$5,743chart$2932023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€250chart€1872024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$269chart$2032024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]08/15/2025Aa3Ba310/18/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/15/2024AABB03/21/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]01/28/2022AA-
Corruption Index [+]202377chart372023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201924ºchart81º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202418.6chart55.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202449ºchart7º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202419ºchart84º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20255.0%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q35.3%chart10.9%2023Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q3155Kchart162K2023Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2026$2,809.4chart$611.62026NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€2,391.0chart€517.02026NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$69,444
Average Wage [+]2024€64,158
Human Capital Ranking [+]201719ºchart85º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
96.380002/18/2026Euro / Lek [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/18/20260.8442chart81.450002/18/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]02/18/20263.01%
Risk Premium [+]02/18/202627
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/18/2026-1.78%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20252.8%
HICP [+]December 20252.7%chart2.2%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-4.9%chart1.3%September 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart2.50%11/08/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202024ºchart82º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 20253.2%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024211,084chart3,005December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202224.95chart1.19December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021528.86chart167.312015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202422.3%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201223.00%chart20.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202252.0%chart23.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]201910,951,000chart7,104,7002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2025€261,583.4Mchart€3,853.1M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2025$295,584.0Mchart$4,353.9M2025Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202439.58%chart14.79%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€140,930.0Mchart€9,073.7M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2025$159,248.1Mchart$10,253.1M2025Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202423.66%chart35.56%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€120,653.4Mchart€-5,220.6M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2025$136,335.9Mchart$-5,899.2M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202415.92%chart-20.76%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 2025-0.7%chart6.8%September 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201515ºchart53º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202477chart822024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]20242ºchart42º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20170.70‰chart1.10‰2021Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017607.7chart1,381.92017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202017.20%chart1.72%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202014.49%chart44.19%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202410.00‰chart9.80‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,161.1chart198.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20246.50‰chart9.30‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.47chart1.642024Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20213.30‰chart7.31‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202412.7%chart19.7%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20245,439,898chart2,363,3142024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020871,256chart48,8102020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020734,317chart1,250,4512020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.950chart0.7892022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20249ºchart23º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202382.90chart79.602023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023453chart962010Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20238.46chart3.302010Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202334chart492024Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.65chart1.392023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.50chart1.562023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
132024Annual crude oil production [+]
150.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202331,669chart7,4902023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202330,719chart9,0062023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20269,762chart3,60801/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20261,765,585chart337,23401/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/10/20244,065,584chart1,279,33309/10/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20261,794.52chart1,526.6701/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]05/10/202411,148,281chart3,088,96609/10/2023Doses administered [+]
Ireland
Albania