Country comparison Ireland vs Saint Lucia

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.6%chart4.7%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q329,202K
Annual GDP [+]2024€562,794Mchart€2,379M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$609,157Mchart$2,574M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€104,510chart€13,1882024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$112,356chart$14,2702024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€158,854M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024215,380chart1,6982023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024236,081chart1,8372023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202438.30%chart74.85%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€39,593chart€9,4862023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$43,398chart$10,2602023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202422,605chart-602023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202424,881chart-642023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20244.00%chart-2.62%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024125,998.2chart547.32023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024135,848.7chart591.92023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202113,025.7chart91.52024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202115,432.5chart99.02024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202112.33%chart12.75%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202428,394,647,000.0chart53.62023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202430,733,798,019.9chart57.92023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202322.16%chart9.79%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,345.6
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,456.5
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20241.00%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202422.40%chart24.12%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€23,162chart€3,0572023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$24,973chart$3,3072023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€2,558chart€5072024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$3,010chart$5492024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€5,306chart€2992023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$5,743chart$3232023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€250
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$269
Moody's Rating [+]08/15/2025Aa3
S&P Rating [+]11/15/2024AA
Fitch Rating [+]01/28/2022AA-
Corruption Index [+]202377chart552023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201924º
Fragile States Index [+]202418.6
RTI Raking [+]202449º
Innovation Ranking [+]202419º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20255.0%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q35.3%chart10.7%2024Q2Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q3155Kchart11K2024Q2Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2026$2,809.4
NMW [+]2026€2,391.0
Average Wage [+]2024$69,444
Average Wage [+]2024€64,158
Human Capital Ranking [+]201719º
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/17/20260.8456
10-Year Bond Yield [+]02/17/20263.02%
Risk Premium [+]02/17/202628
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/17/2026-1.93%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20252.8%
HICP [+]December 20252.7%
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-4.9%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%
Business
Doing Business [+]202024ºchart93º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 20253.2%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024211,084
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202224.95
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021528.86
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202422.3%chart20.8%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201223.00%chart12.50%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202252.0%chart30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]201910,951,000chart356,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2025€261,583.4Mchart€73.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2025$295,584.0Mchart$79.6M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202439.58%chart3.32%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€140,930.0Mchart€828.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2025$159,248.1Mchart$895.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202423.66%chart37.37%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€120,653.4Mchart€-754.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2025$136,335.9Mchart$-858.8M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202415.92%chart-34.05%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 2025-0.7%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201515º
Density [+]202477chart2902024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]20242º
Crude divorce rate [+]20170.70‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017607.7chart32.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202017.20%chart4.68%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202014.49%chart40.02%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202410.00‰chart11.26‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,161.1chart8.82017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20246.50‰chart8.61‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.50chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20213.30‰
% risk of poverty [+]202412.7%chart25.0%2016% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20245,439,898chart180,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020871,256chart8,3382020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020734,317chart71,2272020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.950chart0.7252022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20249º
Life expectancy [+]202382.90chart72.702023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023453chart132015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20238.46chart7.212015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202334chart702023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.65chart39.042023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.50chart1.622023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202331,669chart3652023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202330,719chart3962023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20269,762chart41001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20261,765,585chart30,25401/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/10/20244,065,584chart54,97102/03/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20261,794.52chart2,277.7801/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]05/10/202411,148,281chart122,97702/03/2023Doses administered [+]
Ireland
Saint Lucia