Country comparison Ireland vs China

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.6%chart5.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q329,202K
Annual GDP [+]2024€562,794Mchart€17,327,917M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$609,157Mchart$18,743,802M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€104,510chart€12,3042024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$112,356chart$13,3142024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€158,854M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024215,380chart15,303,8632024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024236,081chart16,559,6222024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202438.30%chart88.32%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€39,593chart€10,8672024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$43,398chart$11,7592024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202422,605chart-1,272,4212024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202424,881chart-1,376,8302024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20244.00%chart-7.34%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024125,998.2chart5,708,691.62024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024135,848.7chart6,177,118.32024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202113,025.7chart675,907.42023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202115,432.5chart712,019.82023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202112.33%chart11.91%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202428,394,647,000.0chart573,436.52023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202430,733,798,019.9chart620,062.82023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202322.16%chart10.37%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,345.6chart296,532.12024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,456.5chart320,762.12024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20241.00%chart5.06%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202422.40%chart32.95%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€23,162chart€4,0542024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$24,973chart$4,3862024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€2,558chart€4792023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$3,010chart$5192023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€5,306chart€4032023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$5,743chart$4362023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€250chart€2112024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$269chart$2282024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]08/15/2025Aa3A105/26/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/15/2024AAA+09/21/2017S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]01/28/2022AA-A+11/19/2019Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202377chart422023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201924ºchart28º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202418.6chart64.42024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202449ºchart90º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202419ºchart11º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20255.0%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q35.3%chart4.1%2014Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q3155K
NMW [+]2026$2,809.4chart$271.82024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€2,391.0chart€245.82024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$69,444
Average Wage [+]2024€64,158
Human Capital Ranking [+]201719ºchart34º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
8.224502/10/2026Euro / Chinese yuan [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/10/20260.8408chart6.912602/10/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]02/11/20262.91%
Risk Premium [+]02/11/202610
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/10/20261.33%chart4.25%02/11/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20252.8%chart0.2%November 2024CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20252.7%
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-4.9%chart-1.9%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart3.00%05/20/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202024ºchart46º2019Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 202510.6%chart5.2%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024211,084chart26,062,824December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202224.95chart21.35December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
30,160,9662023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021528.86chart225.222020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202422.3%chart20.4%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201223.00%chart13.00%01/01/2020Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202252.0%chart45.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]201910,951,000chart7,967,0002020Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€222,748.3Mchart€3,125,177.6M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$241,098.3Mchart$3,379,254.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202439.58%chart18.50%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€133,140.6Mchart€2,364,343.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$144,108.7Mchart$2,556,565.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202423.66%chart14.00%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€89,607.7Mchart€760,833.8M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$96,989.6Mchart$823,222.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202415.92%chart4.50%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 2025-0.7%chart10.6%March 2023Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201515ºchart52º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202477chart1472024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]20242ºchart89º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20170.70‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017607.7chart63,859.72017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202017.20%chart0.07%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202014.49%chart0.74%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202410.00‰chart6.39‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,161.1chart2,827.82017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20246.50‰chart7.87‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.50chart1.002023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20213.30‰
% risk of poverty [+]202412.7%chart0%2020% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20245,439,898chart1,408,280,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020871,256chart1,039,6752020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020734,317chart10,461,1702020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.950chart0.7882022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20249ºchart106º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202382.90chart77.952023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023453chart138,6222015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20238.46chart10.022015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202334chart7,1572020Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.65chart0.502020Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.50chart9.242023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
4,2342024Annual crude oil production [+]
26,022.62021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202331,669chart8,920,3212023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202330,719chart9,259,0552023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20269,762chart122,39801/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20261,765,585chart99,381,76101/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/10/20244,065,584chart1,284,479,60004/20/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20261,794.52chart86.9101/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]05/10/202411,148,281chart3,516,880,60004/20/2023Doses administered [+]
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