Country comparison Ireland vs Norway

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.6%chart2.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q329,202Kchart20,508K2025Q2Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€562,794Mchart€446,866M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$609,157Mchart$483,593M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€104,510chart€80,2002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$112,356chart$86,5872024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€158,854Mchart€114,729M2025Q2Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024215,380chart197,0492023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024236,081chart213,1242023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202438.30%chart44.13%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€39,593chart€35,5032023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$43,398chart$38,3992023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202422,605chart58,3712024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202424,881chart63,1792024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20244.00%chart13.10%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024125,998.2chart220,464.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024135,848.7chart238,626.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202113,025.7chart30,960.32022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202115,432.5chart32,392.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202112.33%chart14.47%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202428,394,647,000.0chart37,248,508,861.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202430,733,798,019.9chart39,211.52023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202322.16%chart17.37%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,137.9chart7,177.12023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,230.4chart7,762.42023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20231.02%chart4.00%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202422.40%chart49.30%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€23,162chart€39,4092024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$24,973chart$42,6552024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€2,558chart€5,6742022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$3,010chart$5,9422022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€5,306chart€6,7112024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$5,743chart$7,1442023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€215chart€1,3002023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$231chart$1,4032023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]08/15/2025Aa3Aaa06/07/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/15/2024AAAAA07/09/1975S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]01/28/2022AA-AAA02/28/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202377chart842023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201924ºchart17º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202418.6chart12.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202449ºchart86º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202419ºchart21º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]October 20255.0%chart4.5%October 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q35.3%chart4.6%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q3155Kchart141K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$2,587.6
NMW [+]2025€2,282.0
Average Wage [+]2024$69,444chart$71,0852024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€64,158chart€65,6752024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201719ºchart1º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
11.985012/16/2025Euro / Norwegian krones [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]12/16/20250.8492chart10.131512/15/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]12/16/20253.04%chart4.16%12/16/202510-Year Bond Yield [+]
Risk Premium [+]12/16/202520chart13212/16/2025Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/16/202533.22%chart14.80%12/16/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 20253.2%chart4.8%December 2023CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]November 20253.2%chart3.0%October 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]October 2025-3.6%chart4.4%November 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart4.00%09/19/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202024ºchart9º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]October 20258.7%chart5.1%October 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024211,084chart252,252December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202224.95chart38.26December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021528.86chart634.332021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202422.3%chart40.4%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201223.00%chart25.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202252.0%chart47.4%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]201910,951,000chart4,979,4002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€222,748.3Mchart€154,449.8M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$241,098.3Mchart$167,173.4M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202439.58%chart34.56%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€133,140.6Mchart€91,038.5M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$144,108.7Mchart$98,538.3M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202423.66%chart20.37%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€89,607.7Mchart€63,411.3M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$96,989.6Mchart$68,635.1M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202415.92%chart14.19%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]October 20251.6%chart3.4%October 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201515ºchart2º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202477chart92024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]20242ºchart28º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20170.70‰chart1.80‰2020Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017607.7chart614.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202017.20%chart15.81%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202014.49%chart3.55%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202410.00‰chart9.70‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,161.1chart2,237.92017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20246.50‰chart7.90‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.50chart1.402023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20213.30‰chart3.30‰2020Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202412.7%chart11.6%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20245,439,898chart5,594,3402024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020871,256chart852,2382020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020734,317chart191,3922020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.950chart0.9662022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20249ºchart3º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202382.90chart83.302024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023453chart7282023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20238.46chart13.122023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202334chart402023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.65chart0.722023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.50chart7.862023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
1,7912024Annual crude oil production [+]
8,122.22021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202331,669chart127,3242023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202330,719chart152,0952023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]11/23/20259,740chart5,73211/23/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]11/23/20251,752,555chart1,546,93611/23/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/10/20244,065,584chart4,061,31212/23/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11/23/20251,790.47chart1,024.6111/23/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]05/10/202411,148,281chart13,020,64112/23/2023Doses administered [+]
Ireland
Norway