Country comparison Ireland vs United Kingdom

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]202512.3%chart1.3%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q428,891Kchart12,865K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025€638,683Mchart€3,545,339M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025$721,699Mchart$3,999,625M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025€116,770chart€51,9352025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025$132,668chart$58,5902025GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€157,165Mchart€878,215M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024215,380chart3,409,5802024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024236,081chart3,689,3542024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202438.30%chart101.23%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€39,593chart€49,9462024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$43,398chart$54,0452024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202422,605chart-193,6322024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202424,881chart-209,5212024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20244.00%chart-5.75%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024125,998.2chart1,483,373.62024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024135,848.7chart1,605,091.92024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202113,025.6chart145,880.32022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202115,432.5chart156,486.72022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202112.33%chart10.64%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202428,394.6chart304,812.32024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202430,733.8chart302,871.92023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202322.16%chart20.05%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,345.6chart76,749.62024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,456.5chart84,184.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20241.00%chart5.25%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202422.40%chart44.04%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€23,162chart€21,7302024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$24,973chart$23,5132024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€2,558chart€2,1582022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$3,010chart$2,2742022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€5,306chart€4,3852024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$5,743chart$4,4212023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€250chart€1,1092024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$269chart$1,2002024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]08/15/2025Aa3Aa310/20/2023Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/15/2024AAAA04/21/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]01/28/2022AA-AA-03/27/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202377chart712023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201924ºchart9º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202418.6chart40.82024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202449ºchart43º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202419ºchart5º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]January 20264.7%chart5.2%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q35.3%chart4.2%2024Q2Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q3155Kchart1,449K2024Q2Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2026$2,809.4chart$2,608.12025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€2,391.0chart€2,512.12025NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$69,444chart$52,2782019Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€64,158chart€52,9242024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201719ºchart23º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
0.866903/06/2026Euro / British pounds [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/06/20260.8650chart0.750803/06/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]03/06/20263.19%chart4.63%03/06/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
Risk Premium [+]03/06/202633chart17703/06/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/06/2026-4.18%chart4.19%03/06/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20252.8%chart3.0%January 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20252.7%chart0.3%November 2020HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]January 2026-6.9%chart0.3%January 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart3.75%12/18/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202024ºchart8º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 20253.2%chart-2.9%December 2020IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024211,084chart3,762,680December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202224.95chart28.75December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
1,025,4742023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021528.86chart639.662021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202422.3%chart34.4%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201223.00%chart20.00%01/04/2011Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202252.0%chart47.7%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]201910,951,000chart30,741,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2025€261,583.4Mchart€481,864.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2025$295,584.0Mchart$521,039.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202540.96%chart15.46%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€140,930.0Mchart€732,010.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2025$159,248.1Mchart$791,522.6M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202522.07%chart23.49%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€120,653.5Mchart€-250,146.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2025$136,335.9Mchart$-270,611.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202518.89%chart-8.03%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]January 20262.0%chart1.4%December 2020Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201515ºchart10º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202477chart2802023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]20242ºchart34º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20170.70‰chart1.80‰2016Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017607.7chart4,373.92017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202017.20%chart13.95%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202014.49%chart7.05%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202410.00‰chart10.02‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,161.1chart26,801.52017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20246.50‰chart9.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.47chart1.562023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20213.30‰chart4.40‰2016Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202412.7%chart18.6%2018% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20245,439,898chart68,265,0002023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020871,256chart9,359,5872020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020734,317chart4,732,5102020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.950chart0.9402022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20249ºchart14º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202483.10chart81.242023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023453chart5,8672021Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20238.46chart8.802021Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202334chart6732020Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.65chart1.002020Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.50chart4.422023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
5942024Annual crude oil production [+]
2,500.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202433,404chart274,5942024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202430,580chart267,9802024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/20269,771chart232,11202/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/20261,765,889chart25,110,92302/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/10/20244,065,584chart50,762,96809/11/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20261,796.17chart3,400.1602/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]05/10/202411,148,281chart151,248,82009/04/2022Doses administered [+]
Ireland
United Kingdom