Country comparison Ireland vs Euro zone

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.6%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q329,202Kchart11,585K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€562,794Mchart€15,231,399M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$609,157Mchart$16,485,444M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€104,510chart€43,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$112,356chart$48,1192024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€158,854Mchart€3,969,579M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024215,380chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024236,081chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202438.30%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€39,593chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$43,398chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202422,605chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202424,881chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20244.00%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024125,998.2chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024135,848.7chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202113,025.7
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202115,432.5
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202112.33%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202428,394,647,000.0
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202430,733,798,019.9
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202322.16%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,345.6chart265,631.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,456.5chart287,502.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20241.00%chart3.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202422.40%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€23,162chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$24,973chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€2,558
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$3,010
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€5,306
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$5,743
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€250chart€7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$269chart$8392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]08/15/2025Aa3
S&P Rating [+]11/15/2024AA
Fitch Rating [+]01/28/2022AA-
Corruption Index [+]202377
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201924º
Fragile States Index [+]202418.6
RTI Raking [+]202449º
Innovation Ranking [+]202419º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20255.0%chart7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q35.3%
Unemployed [+]2025Q3155K
NMW [+]2025$2,587.6
NMW [+]2025€2,282.0
Average Wage [+]2024$69,444
Average Wage [+]2024€64,158
Human Capital Ranking [+]201719º
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/22/20260.8543chart0.854301/22/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/23/20263.02%
Risk Premium [+]01/23/202611
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/23/2026-1.26%chart2.72%01/23/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20252.8%
HICP [+]December 20252.7%chart1.9%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-4.9%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202024º
IPI Year on Year [+]November 202510.6%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024211,084
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202224.95
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021528.86
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202422.3%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201223.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202252.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]201910,951,000chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€222,748.3M
Exports [+]2024$241,098.3M
Exports % GDP [+]202439.58%
Imports [+]2024€133,140.6M
Imports [+]2024$144,108.7M
Imports % GDP [+]202423.66%
Trade balance [+]2024€89,607.7M
Trade balance [+]2024$96,989.6M
Trade balance % GDP [+]202415.92%
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 20250.9%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201515º
Density [+]202477chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]20242º
Crude divorce rate [+]20170.70‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017607.7
% Immigrant [+]202017.20%
% Emigrant [+]202014.49%
Birth Rate [+]202410.00‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,161.1
Crude death rate [+]20246.50‰chart10.54‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.50chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20213.30‰
% risk of poverty [+]202412.7%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20245,439,898chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020871,256
Emigrant stock [+]2020734,317
HDI [+]20220.950
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20249º
Life expectancy [+]202382.90chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023453
Suicide rate [+]20238.46
Number of homicides [+]202334
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.65
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.50
Consumption GWh [+]202331,669
Generation GWh [+]202330,719
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20259,752
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20251,765,013
Fully vaccinated [+]05/10/20244,065,584
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20251,792.68
Doses administered [+]05/10/202411,148,281
Ireland
Euro zone
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros