Country comparison Ireland vs Iceland

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.6%chart-1.2%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q329,202Kchart22,143K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€562,794Mchart€30,697M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$609,157Mchart$33,222M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€104,510chart€79,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$112,356chart$86,6642024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€158,854Mchart€8,623M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024215,380chart18,0272023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024236,081chart19,4982023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202438.30%chart61.55%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€39,593chart€46,9982023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$43,398chart$50,8332023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202422,605chart-1,1382024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202424,881chart-1,2312024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20244.00%chart-3.70%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024125,998.2chart14,456.12024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024135,848.7chart15,647.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202113,025.7chart1,978.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202115,432.5chart2,139.42023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202112.33%chart14.83%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202428,394,647,000.0chart2,318,346,769.32024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202430,733,798,019.9chart2,289.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202322.16%chart16.06%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,345.6chart02019Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,456.5chart02019Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20241.00%chart0%2020Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202422.40%chart47.10%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€23,162chart€37,1202024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$24,973chart$40,1782024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€2,558chart€5,2112023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$3,010chart$5,6952023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€5,306chart€6,0442024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$5,743chart$5,9082023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€250chart€02019Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$269chart$02019Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]08/15/2025Aa3A109/20/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/15/2024AAA+11/10/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]01/28/2022AA-A05/22/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202377chart722023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201924ºchart26º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202418.6chart15.22024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202449ºchart115º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202419ºchart22º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20255.0%chart4.6%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q35.3%chart3.6%2025Q2Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q3155Kchart9K2025Q2Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2026$2,809.4chart$3,127.62024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€2,391.0chart€2,830.52024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$69,444chart$85,6212024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€64,158chart€79,1042024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201719ºchart21º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
145.200002/11/2026Euro / Icelandic kronas [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/12/20260.8422chart122.020002/11/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]02/12/20262.88%
Risk Premium [+]02/12/202612
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/12/20260.22%chart4.65%02/12/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20252.8%chart5.2%January 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20252.7%chart4.0%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-4.9%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart7.25%11/19/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202024ºchart26º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 202510.6%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024211,084chart20,014December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202224.95chart47.75December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021528.86chart695.182021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202422.3%chart36.9%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201223.00%chart24.00%01/01/2015Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202252.0%chart44.4%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]201910,951,000chart698,0002021Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€222,748.3Mchart€6,404.4M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$241,098.3Mchart$6,932.0M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202439.58%chart20.86%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€133,140.6Mchart€8,922.6M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$144,108.7Mchart$9,657.6M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202423.66%chart29.07%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€89,607.7Mchart€-2,518.2M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$96,989.6Mchart$-2,725.7M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202415.92%chart-8.20%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 2025-0.7%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201515ºchart7º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202477chart42024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]20242ºchart1º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20170.70‰chart1.90‰2020Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017607.7chart171.92017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202017.20%chart17.74%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202014.49%chart11.73%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202410.00‰chart11.20‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,161.1chart132.92017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20246.50‰chart6.80‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.50chart1.552023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20213.30‰chart5.00‰2020Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202412.7%chart8.8%2020% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20245,439,898chart389,4442024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020871,256chart65,4242020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020734,317chart43,2512020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.950chart0.9592022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20249ºchart1º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202382.90chart82.802024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023453chart482024Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20238.46chart12.332024Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202334chart52023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.65chart1.292023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.50chart8.792023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202331,669chart19,2732023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202330,719chart19,8162023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20269,762chart18601/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20261,765,585chart211,18801/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/10/20244,065,584chart297,93412/23/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20261,794.52chart477.6001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]05/10/202411,148,281chart903,42412/23/2023Doses administered [+]
Ireland
Iceland