Country comparison Ireland vs Saudi Arabia

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.6%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q329,202Kchart6,168K2019Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€562,794Mchart€1,145,787M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$609,157Mchart$1,254,141M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€104,510chart€32,4582024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$112,356chart$35,1222024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€158,854Mchart€185,443M2019Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024215,380chart299,6572024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024236,081chart324,2452024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202438.30%chart26.15%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€39,593chart€8,4892024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$43,398chart$9,1852024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202422,605chart-28,5112024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202424,881chart-30,8502024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20244.00%chart-2.49%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024125,998.2chart338,792.02024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024135,848.7chart366,591.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202113,025.7chart57,625.52023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202115,432.5chart62,326.62023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202112.33%chart14.82%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202428,394,647,000.0chart43,666.52023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202430,733,798,019.9chart47,216.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202322.16%chart13.69%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,345.6chart83,620.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,456.5chart91,528.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20241.00%chart22.31%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202422.40%chart29.57%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€23,162chart€9,5982024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$24,973chart$10,3852024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€2,558chart€1,7102023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$3,010chart$1,8492023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€5,306chart€1,3132023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$5,743chart$1,4192023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€250chart€2,3692024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$269chart$2,5632024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]08/15/2025Aa3Aa311/22/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/15/2024AAA+03/14/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]01/28/2022AA-A+04/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202377chart522023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201924ºchart36º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202418.6chart63.22024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202449ºchart130º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202419ºchart47º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20255.0%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q35.3%chart3.7%2024Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q3155Kchart699K2016Q2Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2026$2,809.4chart$1,066.72024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€2,391.0chart€971.22024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$69,444
Average Wage [+]2024€64,158
Human Capital Ranking [+]201719ºchart82º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
4.452802/12/2026Euro / Saudi riyals [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/13/20260.8430chart3.750002/12/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]02/13/20262.86%
Risk Premium [+]02/13/202610
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/13/2026-1.91%chart6.89%02/12/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20252.8%chart2.1%July 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20252.7%
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-4.9%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%
Business
Doing Business [+]202024ºchart63º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 20253.2%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024211,084chart645,723December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202224.95chart22.51December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021528.86chart221.362015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202422.3%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201223.00%chart15.00%07/01/2020Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202252.0%chart0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]201910,951,000chart16,638,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2025€261,583.4Mchart€295,957.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$241,098.3Mchart$320,018.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202439.58%chart26.27%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€140,930.0Mchart€191,380.6M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$144,108.7Mchart$206,939.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202423.66%chart16.99%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€120,653.5Mchart€104,576.6M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$96,989.6Mchart$111,227.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202415.92%chart9.28%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 2025-0.7%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201515º
Density [+]202477chart162024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]20242ºchart102º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20170.70‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017607.7chart286.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202017.20%chart42.64%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202014.49%chart0.95%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202410.00‰chart16.42‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,161.1chart46,724.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20246.50‰chart2.34‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.50chart2.282023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20213.30‰
% risk of poverty [+]202412.7%
Population [+]20245,439,898chart35,300,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020871,256chart13,454,8422020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020734,317chart299,2682020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.950chart0.8752022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20249ºchart126º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202382.90chart78.732023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023453chart1,0572015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20238.46chart3.552015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202334chart2852019Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.65chart0.942019Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.50chart17.152023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
9,2322024Annual crude oil production [+]
258,600.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202331,669chart383,5122023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202330,719chart421,7862023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20269,762chart9,64601/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20261,765,585chart841,46901/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/10/20244,065,584chart25,433,94004/25/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20261,794.52chart273.2601/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]05/10/202411,148,281chart68,534,63004/25/2023Doses administered [+]
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