Country comparison Ireland vs Eswatini

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.6%chart3.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q329,202K
Annual GDP [+]2024€562,794Mchart€4,489M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$609,157Mchart$4,859M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€104,510chart€3,6122024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$112,356chart$3,9102024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€158,854M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024215,380chart1,7042023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024236,081chart1,8432023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202438.30%chart37.34%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€39,593chart€1,3852023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$43,398chart$1,4982023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202422,605chart422023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202424,881chart462023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20244.00%chart0.92%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024125,998.2chart1,353.22023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024135,848.7chart1,463.62023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202113,025.7chart270.72024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202115,432.5chart293.02024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202112.33%chart19.21%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202428,394,647,000.0chart144.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202430,733,798,019.9chart155.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202322.16%chart10.64%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,345.6chart64.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,456.5chart70.22024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20241.00%chart4.82%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202422.40%chart29.66%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€23,162chart€1,1002023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$24,973chart$1,1892023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€2,558chart€2182024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$3,010chart$2362024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€5,306chart€1172023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$5,743chart$1272023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€250chart€522024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$269chart$562024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]08/15/2025Aa3
S&P Rating [+]11/15/2024AA
Fitch Rating [+]01/28/2022AA-
Corruption Index [+]202377chart302023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201924ºchart121º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202418.6chart77.62024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202449º
Innovation Ranking [+]202419ºchart123º2015Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 20254.9%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q35.3%
Unemployed [+]2025Q3155K
NMW [+]2025$2,587.6chart$25.72022NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€2,282.0
Average Wage [+]2024$69,444
Average Wage [+]2024€64,158
Human Capital Ranking [+]201719ºchart123º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/12/20260.8553
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/12/20262.97%
Risk Premium [+]01/12/202616
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/31/20260%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 20253.2%
HICP [+]December 20252.7%
PPI Year on Year [+]November 2025-3.6%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%
Business
Doing Business [+]202024ºchart121º2020Doing 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%chart17.6%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201223.00%chart15.00%01/01/2018Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202252.0%chart33.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]201910,951,000chart393,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€222,748.3Mchart€1,876.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$241,098.3Mchart$2,029.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202439.58%chart44.08%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€133,140.6Mchart€1,725.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$144,108.7Mchart$1,865.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202423.66%chart40.52%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€89,607.7Mchart€151.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$96,989.6Mchart$-163.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202415.92%chart3.56%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]October 20251.6%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201515º
Density [+]202477chart722024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]20242ºchart103º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20170.70‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017607.7chart113.92017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202017.20%chart2.75%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202014.49%chart4.20%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202410.00‰chart24.07‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,161.1chart11.52017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20246.50‰chart7.70‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.50chart2.752023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20213.30‰
% risk of poverty [+]202412.7%chart58.9%2017% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20245,439,898chart1,242,8222024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020871,256chart32,8582020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020734,317chart50,0392020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.950chart0.6102022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20249ºchart47º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202382.90chart64.122023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023453chart1892015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20238.46chart17.722015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202334chart1512021Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.65chart12.512021Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.50chart0.922023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202331,669chart1,3082023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202330,719chart5482023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20259,751chart1,42712/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20251,764,873chart75,35612/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/10/20244,065,584chart427,33506/04/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20251,792.50chart1,148.1912/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]05/10/202411,148,281chart870,20506/04/2023Doses administered [+]
Ireland
Eswatini
  • Capital: Lobamba and Mbabane
  • Population: 1,242,822
  • Surface Area: 17,360 km2
  • Currency: Swazi Lilangeni
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: ACP, IMF, UN, SADC, AU