Country comparison Ireland vs Germany

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.6%chart0.2%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q329,202Kchart13,571K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€562,794Mchart€4,470,480M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$609,157Mchart$5,051,567M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€104,510chart€53,5202025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$112,356chart$60,4422025GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€158,854Mchart€1,134,224M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024215,380chart2,693,7802024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024236,081chart2,972,8352024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202438.30%chart62.20%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€39,593chart€32,2312024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$43,398chart$35,5702024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202422,605chart-115,2952024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202424,881chart-124,7552024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20244.00%chart-2.70%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024125,998.2chart2,139,717.02024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024135,848.7chart2,315,290.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202113,025.7chart188,813.72023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202115,432.5chart204,158.42023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202112.33%chart9.26%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202428,394,647,000.0chart455,619,000,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202430,733,798,019.9chart493,152,893,220.02024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202322.16%chart19.21%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,345.6chart81,900.02024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,456.5chart88,646.92024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20241.00%chart3.93%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202422.40%chart49.40%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€23,162chart€25,6022024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$24,973chart$27,7022024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€2,558chart€2,2672023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$3,010chart$2,4522023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€5,306chart€5,4592024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$5,743chart$5,9092024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€250chart€9812024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$269chart$1,0612024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]08/15/2025Aa3Aaa05/09/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/15/2024AAAAA08/17/1983S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]01/28/2022AA-AAA01/17/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202377chart782023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201924ºchart7º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202418.6chart24.02024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202449ºchart127º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202419ºchart9º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20255.0%chart3.8%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q35.3%chart3.9%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q3155Kchart1,742K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2026$2,809.4chart$2,753.02026NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€2,391.0chart€2,343.02026NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$69,444chart$68,5012024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€64,158chart€63,2882024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201719ºchart6º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/11/20260.8403chart0.840302/11/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]02/12/20262.90%chart2.80%02/12/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
Risk Premium [+]02/12/202610
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/10/20261.33%chart2.66%02/10/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20252.8%chart1.8%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20252.7%chart2.0%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-4.9%chart-2.4%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202024ºchart22º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 202510.6%chart-0.7%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024211,084chart5,421,109December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202224.95chart35.66December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
4,109,3712023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021528.86chart633.462021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202422.3%chart40.7%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201223.00%chart19.00%01/01/2007Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202252.0%chart47.5%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]201910,951,000chart28,463,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€222,748.3Mchart€1,548,966.1M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$241,098.3Mchart$1,676,569.9M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202439.58%chart35.78%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€133,140.6Mchart€1,306,615.3M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$144,108.7Mchart$1,414,254.3M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202423.66%chart30.18%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€89,607.7Mchart€242,350.8M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$96,989.6Mchart$262,315.7M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202415.92%chart5.60%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 2025-0.7%chart1.5%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201515ºchart4º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202477chart2342024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]20242ºchart20º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20170.70‰chart1.70‰2021Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017607.7chart16,833.32017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202017.20%chart18.96%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202014.49%chart4.64%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202410.00‰chart8.10‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,161.1chart24,670.92017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20246.50‰chart12.10‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.50chart1.392023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20213.30‰chart4.30‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202412.7%chart16.1%2025% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20245,439,898chart83,577,1402024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020871,256chart15,762,4572020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020734,317chart3,855,2682020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.950chart0.9502022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20249ºchart7º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202382.90chart81.502024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023453chart10,4262023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20238.46chart12.492023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202334chart7702023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.65chart0.912023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.50chart7.062023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
292024Annual crude oil production [+]
115.22021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202331,669chart475,9202023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202330,719chart493,6972023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20269,762chart174,97901/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20261,765,585chart38,437,94301/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/10/20244,065,584chart63,566,13612/23/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20261,794.52chart2,093.6201/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]05/10/202411,148,281chart193,241,46012/23/2023Doses administered [+]
Ireland
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