Country comparison Ireland vs Sierra Leone

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.6%chart4.4%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q329,202K
Annual GDP [+]2024€562,794Mchart€7,201M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$609,157Mchart$7,792M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€104,510chart€8332024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$112,356chart$9022024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€158,854M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024215,380chart3,0062024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024236,081chart3,2532024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202438.30%chart41.74%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€39,593chart€3482024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$43,398chart$3762024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202422,605chart-3262024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202424,881chart-3532024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20244.00%chart-4.53%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024125,998.2chart1,124.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024135,848.7chart1,217.22024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202113,025.7chart155.22023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202115,432.5chart167.92023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202112.33%chart20.55%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202428,394,647,000.0chart46.82023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202430,733,798,019.9chart50.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202322.16%chart4.47%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,345.6chart33.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,456.5chart36.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20241.00%chart0.00%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202422.40%chart15.62%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€23,162chart€1302024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$24,973chart$1412024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€2,558chart€182023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$3,010chart$202023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€5,306chart€62023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$5,743chart$62023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€250chart€42024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$269chart$42024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]08/15/2025Aa3
S&P Rating [+]11/15/2024AA
Fitch Rating [+]01/28/2022AA-
Corruption Index [+]202377chart352023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201924ºchart134º2018Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202418.6chart82.62024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202449ºchart11º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202419º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20255.0%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q35.3%
Unemployed [+]2025Q3155K
NMW [+]2025$2,587.6chart$37.62023NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€2,282.0
Average Wage [+]2024$69,444
Average Wage [+]2024€64,158
Human Capital Ranking [+]201719ºchart117º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/16/20260.8608
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/16/20262.94%
Risk Premium [+]01/16/202610
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/17/2026-0.22%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20252.8%
HICP [+]December 20252.7%
PPI Year on Year [+]November 2025-3.6%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%
Business
Doing Business [+]202024ºchart163º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 202510.6%
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%chart11.4%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201223.00%chart15.00%01/01/2014Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202252.0%chart15.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]201910,951,000chart40,0002021Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€222,748.3Mchart€1,228.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$241,098.3Mchart$1,328.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202439.58%chart20.76%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€133,140.6Mchart€1,777.7M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$144,108.7Mchart$1,922.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202423.66%chart30.06%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€89,607.7Mchart€-549.6M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$96,989.6Mchart$-883.9M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202415.92%chart-9.29%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 20250.9%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201515º
Density [+]202477chart1202024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]20242ºchart66º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20170.70‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017607.7chart49.22017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202017.20%chart0.68%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202014.49%chart1.93%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202410.00‰chart30.60‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,161.1chart78.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20246.50‰chart8.29‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.50chart3.792023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20213.30‰
% risk of poverty [+]202412.7%chart56.8%2018% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20245,439,898chart8,642,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020871,256chart53,7462020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020734,317chart152,4862020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.950chart0.4582022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20249ºchart80º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202382.90chart61.792023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023453chart9902015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20238.46chart14.072015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202334chart1762020Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.65chart2.222020Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.50chart0.132023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202331,669chart1312023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202330,719chart2132023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20259,752chart12512/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20251,765,013chart7,98512/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/10/20244,065,584chart4,961,88607/30/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20251,792.68chart14.4612/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]05/10/202411,148,281chart9,155,93607/30/2023Doses administered [+]
Ireland
Sierra Leone