Country comparison Ireland vs France

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.6%chart1.2%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q329,202Kchart10,912K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€562,794Mchart€2,921,412M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$609,157Mchart$3,160,443M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€104,510chart€42,6302024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$112,356chart$46,1872024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€158,854Mchart€748,969M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024215,380chart3,305,2622024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024236,081chart3,576,5012024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202438.30%chart113.20%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€39,593chart€48,1562024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$43,398chart$52,1082024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202422,605chart-169,6552024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202424,881chart-182,4052024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20244.00%chart-5.80%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024125,998.2chart1,671,793.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024135,848.7chart1,807,231.22024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202113,025.7chart141,308.42022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202115,432.5chart148,885.12022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202112.33%chart9.12%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202428,394,647,000.0chart284,491,313,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202430,733,798,019.9chart249,592.92024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202322.16%chart13.81%2024Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,345.6chart59,964.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,456.5chart64,870.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20241.00%chart3.59%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202422.40%chart57.30%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€23,162chart€24,3572024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$24,973chart$26,3312024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€2,558chart€2,0722022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$3,010chart$2,1882022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€5,306chart€4,1552024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$5,743chart$3,6452024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€250chart€8752024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$269chart$9482024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]08/15/2025Aa3Aa312/14/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/15/2024AAA+10/17/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]01/28/2022AA-AA-04/28/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202377chart712023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201924ºchart15º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202418.6chart28.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202449ºchart108º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202419ºchart12º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20255.0%chart7.7%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q35.3%chart7.9%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q3155Kchart2,511K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$2,587.6chart$2,043.32025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€2,282.0chart€1,802.02025NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$69,444chart$48,6732024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€64,158chart€44,9682024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201719ºchart26º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/15/20260.8603chart0.860301/15/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/16/20262.94%chart3.51%01/16/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
Risk Premium [+]01/16/202611chart6801/16/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/15/2026-0.25%chart2.01%01/15/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20252.8%chart0.8%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20252.7%chart0.7%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]November 2025-3.6%chart-3.3%November 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202024ºchart33º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 202510.6%chart2.0%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024211,084chart3,314,540December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202224.95chart28.22December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
1,505,0762023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021528.86chart671.582021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202422.3%chart45.2%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201223.00%chart20.00%01/01/2014Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202252.0%chart55.6%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]201910,951,000chart48,395,0002021Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€222,748.3Mchart€592,226.1M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$241,098.3Mchart$641,013.7M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202439.58%chart20.27%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€133,140.6Mchart€694,866.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$144,108.7Mchart$752,109.8M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202423.66%chart23.79%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€89,607.7Mchart€-102,640.6M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$96,989.6Mchart$-111,096.1M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202415.92%chart-3.51%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]October 20251.6%chart3.1%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201515ºchart16º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202477chart1132024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]20242ºchart87º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20170.70‰chart1.90‰2016Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017607.7chart25,372.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202017.20%chart12.59%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202014.49%chart3.46%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202410.00‰chart9.70‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,161.1chart21,758.02017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20246.50‰chart9.40‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.50chart1.662023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20213.30‰chart3.50‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202412.7%chart15.9%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20245,439,898chart68,635,9432024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020871,256chart8,524,8762020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020734,317chart2,341,9082020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.950chart0.9102022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20249ºchart22º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202382.90chart83.102024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023453chart8,9052023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20238.46chart13.012023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202334chart8972024Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.65chart1.342023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.50chart4.252023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
112024Annual crude oil production [+]
61.72021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202331,669chart412,5722023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202330,719chart498,9552023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20259,751chart168,16212/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20251,764,873chart39,055,19812/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/10/20244,065,584chart53,192,48007/10/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20251,792.50chart2,450.0612/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]05/10/202411,148,281chart158,060,08012/23/2023Doses administered [+]
Ireland
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