Country comparison Ireland vs Romania

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.6%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q329,202Kchart5,042K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€562,794Mchart€353,633M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$609,157Mchart$382,566M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€104,510chart€18,5602024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$112,356chart$20,2102024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€158,854Mchart€96,009M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024215,380chart193,9592024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024236,081chart219,9002024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202438.30%chart54.80%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€39,593chart€10,1852024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$43,398chart$11,5472024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202422,605chart-33,0602024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202424,881chart-33,2182024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20244.00%chart-9.30%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024125,998.2chart154,017.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024135,848.7chart152,873.82024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202113,025.7chart9,206.22022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202115,432.5chart9,716.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202112.33%chart8.78%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202428,394,647,000.0chart14,118,906,341.62023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202430,733,798,019.9chart15,192.82023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202322.16%chart10.66%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,345.6chart8,127.02024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,456.5chart8,792.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20241.00%chart5.85%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202422.40%chart43.60%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€23,162chart€8,0882024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$24,973chart$8,0282024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€2,558chart€4832022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$3,010chart$5112022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€5,306chart€7412023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$5,743chart$7972023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€250chart€4272024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$269chart$4642024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]08/15/2025Aa3Baa309/12/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/15/2024AABBB-01/24/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]01/28/2022AA-BBB-05/01/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202377chart462023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201924ºchart51º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202418.6chart51.02024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202449ºchart72º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202419ºchart48º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20255.0%chart6.0%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q35.3%chart6.0%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q3155Kchart491K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2026$2,809.4chart$932.82026NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€2,391.0chart€795.02026NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$69,444chart$21,7102024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€64,158chart€20,0582024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201719ºchart42º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
5.094302/13/2026Euro / Romanian new lei [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/13/20260.8430chart4.296402/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]02/13/20262.86%
Risk Premium [+]02/13/202610
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/13/2026-1.91%chart14.57%02/13/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20252.8%chart9.7%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20252.7%chart8.6%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-4.9%chart6.6%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart6.50%08/08/2024Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202024ºchart55º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 20253.2%chart1.3%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024211,084chart289,477December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202224.95chart7.91December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
513,0502023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021528.86chart464.932021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202422.3%chart28.7%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201223.00%chart20.00%01/01/2016Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202252.0%chart10.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]201910,951,000chart2,683,7482019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2025€261,583.4Mchart€96,544.2M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$241,098.3Mchart$100,308.5M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202439.58%chart26.21%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€140,930.0Mchart€129,262.2M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$144,108.7Mchart$136,521.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202423.66%chart35.67%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€120,653.5Mchart€-32,718.0M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$96,989.6Mchart$-36,213.2M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202415.92%chart-9.46%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 2025-0.7%chart-2.1%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201515ºchart45º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202477chart802024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]20242ºchart36º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20170.70‰chart1.20‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017607.7chart4,943.62017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202017.20%chart3.67%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202014.49%chart20.76%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202410.00‰chart7.50‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,161.1chart590.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20246.50‰chart12.80‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.50chart1.392024Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20213.30‰chart5.80‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202412.7%chart18.4%2025% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20245,439,898chart19,043,1512024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020871,256chart705,3102020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020734,317chart3,987,0932020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.950chart0.8272022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20249ºchart68º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202382.90chart76.602024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023453chart1,5882023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20238.46chart8.332023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202334chart2132024Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.65chart1.112023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.50chart3.702023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
552024Annual crude oil production [+]
600.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202331,669chart44,6002023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202330,719chart53,4352023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20269,762chart69,09001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20261,765,585chart3,603,60501/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/10/20244,065,584chart8,114,76906/11/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20261,794.52chart3,628.0801/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]05/10/202411,148,281chart16,827,48606/11/2022Doses administered [+]
Ireland
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