Country comparison Ireland vs United States

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.6%chart2.8%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q329,202Kchart19,568K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€562,794Mchart€27,076,281M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$609,157Mchart$29,184,900M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€104,510chart€79,6122024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$112,356chart$86,1452024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€158,854Mchart€6,655,137M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024215,380chart33,120,1822024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024236,081chart35,837,8582024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202438.30%chart122.32%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€39,593chart€97,3832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$43,398chart$105,3742024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202422,605chart-2,174,5822024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202424,881chart-2,353,0172024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20244.00%chart-8.03%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024125,998.2chart10,266,750.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024135,848.7chart11,109,189.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202113,025.7chart1,330,677.42022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202115,432.5chart1,399,802.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202112.33%chart13.97%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202428,394,647,000.0chart3,857,639,616,400.92024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202430,733,798,019.9chart4,175,431,968,000.02024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202322.16%chart23.02%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,345.6chart925,796.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,456.5chart997,895.12024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20241.00%chart9.11%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202422.40%chart37.92%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€23,162chart€30,1872024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$24,973chart$32,6642024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€2,558chart€3,9812022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$3,010chart$4,1952022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€5,306chart€11,4582024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$5,743chart$12,4022024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€250chart€2,7222024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$269chart$2,9452024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]08/15/2025Aa3Aa105/16/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/15/2024AAAA+08/05/2011S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]01/28/2022AA-AAA03/26/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202377chart692023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201924ºchart2º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202418.6chart44.52024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202449ºchart78º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202419ºchart3º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20255.0%chart4.4%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q35.3%chart3.9%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q3155Kchart6,597K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$2,587.6chart$1,257.02025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€2,282.0chart€1,108.62025NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$69,444chart$82,9332024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€64,158chart€65,2502024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201719ºchart4º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
1.174201/23/2026Euro / United States dollars [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/22/20260.8543
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/23/20263.02%chart4.24%01/23/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
Risk Premium [+]01/23/202611chart13401/23/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/23/2026-1.26%chart2.75%01/22/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20252.8%chart2.7%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20252.7%chart2.6%December 2024HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-4.9%chart3.0%November 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart3.50%12/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202024ºchart8º2019Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 202510.6%chart-0.7%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024211,084chart2,755,548December 2025Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202224.95chart48.93December 2025Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
10,611,5552023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021528.86chart872.412020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202422.3%chart25.2%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201223.00%chart0%01/01/2013Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202252.0%chart46.0%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]201910,951,000chart50,870,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€222,748.3Mchart€1,868,682.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$241,098.3Mchart$2,020,605.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202439.58%chart7.27%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€133,140.6Mchart€2,933,946.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$144,108.7Mchart$3,172,476.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202423.66%chart11.41%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€89,607.7Mchart€-1,065,264.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$96,989.6Mchart$-1,152,972.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202415.92%chart-4.14%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 20250.9%chart3.3%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201515ºchart9º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202477chart352024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]20242ºchart132º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20170.70‰chart3.20‰2016Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017607.7chart6,621.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202017.20%chart15.28%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202014.49%chart0.90%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202410.00‰chart10.70‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,161.1chart148,488.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20246.50‰chart9.20‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.50chart1.622023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20213.30‰chart6.90‰2016Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202412.7%chart10.6%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20245,439,898chart340,102,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020871,256chart50,632,8362020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020734,317chart2,996,2232020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.950chart0.9272022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20249ºchart43º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202382.90chart78.392023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023453chart49,4142022Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20238.46chart14.802022Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202334chart19,7962023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.65chart5.762023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.50chart13.832023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
13,2352024Annual crude oil production [+]
44,418.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202331,669chart4,084,5782023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202330,719chart4,256,6772023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20259,752chart1,232,48812/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20251,765,013chart103,436,82912/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/10/20244,065,584chart230,637,34805/10/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20251,792.68chart3,623.8812/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]05/10/202411,148,281chart676,728,78205/10/2023Doses administered [+]
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