Country comparison Ireland vs South Korea

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.6%chart2.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q329,202Kchart7,925K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€562,794Mchart€1,733,173M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$609,157Mchart$1,875,388M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€104,510chart€33,4912024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$112,356chart$36,2392024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€158,854Mchart€410,129M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024215,380chart863,3802024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024236,081chart934,2252024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202438.30%chart49.82%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€39,593chart€16,6832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$43,398chart$18,0522024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202422,605chart-13,5742024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202424,881chart-14,6882024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20244.00%chart-0.78%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024125,998.2chart390,542.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024135,848.7chart422,588.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202113,025.7chart99,274.82022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202115,432.5chart97,329.32022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202112.33%chart14.31%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202428,394,647,000.0chart67,778,041,283.72024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202430,733,798,019.9chart91,829.82024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202322.16%chart15.50%2024Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,345.6chart44,404.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,456.5chart48,048.42024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20241.00%chart11.32%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202422.40%chart22.53%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€23,162chart€7,5472024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$24,973chart$8,1662024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€2,558chart€1,9212022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$3,010chart$1,8842022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€5,306chart€1,6742024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$5,743chart$1,7762024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€250chart€8582024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$269chart$9282024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]08/15/2025Aa3Aa205/09/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/15/2024AAAA08/07/2016S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]01/28/2022AA-AA-02/11/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202377chart632023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201924ºchart13º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202418.6chart29.82024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202449ºchart45º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202419ºchart6º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 20254.9%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q35.3%chart2.8%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q3155Kchart814K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$2,587.6chart$1,596.32024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€2,282.0chart€1,437.42024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$69,444chart$37,2292015Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€64,158chart€32,2082024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201719ºchart27º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
1,706.770001/15/2026Euro / South Korean won [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/15/20260.8603chart1,477.500001/15/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/15/20262.95%
Risk Premium [+]01/15/202612
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/15/2026-0.25%chart13.84%01/15/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20252.8%chart3.1%March 2024CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20252.7%
PPI Year on Year [+]November 2025-3.6%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart2.50%05/29/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202024ºchart5º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 202510.6%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024211,084chart1,489,363December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202224.95chart33.84December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
4,243,5972023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021528.86chart457.802020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202422.3%chart28.9%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201223.00%chart10.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202252.0%chart51.9%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]201910,951,000chart17,502,7562019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€222,748.3Mchart€584,690.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$241,098.3Mchart$632,225.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202439.58%chart34.28%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€133,140.6Mchart€594,258.9M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$144,108.7Mchart$642,572.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202423.66%chart34.84%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€89,607.7Mchart€-9,568.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$96,989.6Mchart$-10,346.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202415.92%chart-0.56%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]October 20251.6%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201515ºchart60º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202477chart5152024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]20242ºchart46º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20170.70‰chart1.80‰2024Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017607.7chart6,331.82017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202017.20%chart3.33%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202014.49%chart4.25%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202410.00‰chart4.70‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,161.1chart5,989.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20246.50‰chart7.00‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.50chart0.752024Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20213.30‰chart4.40‰2024Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202412.7%
Population [+]20245,439,898chart51,751,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020871,256chart1,728,1822020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020734,317chart2,204,5542020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.950chart0.9292022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20249ºchart94º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202382.90chart83.702024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023453chart12,9062022Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20238.46chart25.002022Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202334chart2472023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.65chart0.482023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.50chart11.042023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202331,669chart564,1832023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202330,719chart583,8712023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20259,751chart35,93412/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20251,764,873chart34,571,87312/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/10/20244,065,584chart44,372,67905/26/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20251,792.50chart694.3612/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]05/10/202411,148,281chart129,647,78412/12/2022Doses administered [+]
Ireland
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