Country comparison Sri Lanka vs Ireland

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20245.0%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
29,202K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€91,459Mchart€562,794M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$98,964Mchart$609,157M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€3,997chart€104,5102024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$4,325chart$112,3562024GDP per capita [+]
€158,854M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202492,228chart215,3802024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202499,795chart236,0812024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024100.84%chart38.30%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,208chart€39,5932024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,554chart$43,3982024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-5,156chart22,6052024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-5,580chart24,8812024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-5.64%chart4.00%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202417,670.1chart125,998.22024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202419,120.0chart135,848.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,414.8chart13,025.72021Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,530.2chart15,432.52021Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20247.22%chart12.33%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023957.4chart28,394,647,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20231,035.3chart30,733,798,019.92024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20236.33%chart22.16%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,303.7chart1,345.62024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,410.6chart1,456.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20237.02%chart1.00%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202419.32%chart22.40%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€806chart€23,1622024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$872chart$24,9732024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€63chart€2,5582021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$68chart$3,0102021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€42chart€5,3062024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$45chart$5,7432024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€57chart€2502024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$62chart$2692024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/23/2024Caa1Aa308/15/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]09/19/2025CCC+AA11/15/2024S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]05/19/2022RDAA-01/28/2022Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202334chart772023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201984ºchart24º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202488.2chart18.62024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]20244ºchart49º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202489ºchart19º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
5.0%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2022Q44.7%chart5.3%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2022Q4398Kchart155K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$54.1chart$2,587.62025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€83.9chart€2,282.02025NMW [+]
$69,4442024Average Wage [+]
€64,1582024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201770ºchart19º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Sri Lankan rupees [+]01/14/2019208.4879
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/09/2026309.1000chart0.860801/16/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
2.94%01/16/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
1001/16/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/16/20264.98%chart-0.22%01/17/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
2.8%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
2.7%December 2025HICP [+]
-3.6%November 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202099ºchart24º2020Doing Business [+]
10.6%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20198,100chart211,084December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.44chart24.95December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201570.09chart528.862021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]20227.4%chart22.3%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20208.00%chart23.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202024.0%chart52.0%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022720,000chart10,951,0002019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€11,015.2Mchart€222,748.3M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$11,910.7Mchart$241,098.3M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202314.23%chart39.58%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€15,547.2Mchart€133,140.6M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$16,811.2Mchart$144,108.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202320.08%chart23.66%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-4,532.0Mchart€89,607.7M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-4,900.5Mchart$96,989.6M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.85%chart15.92%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
0.9%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201546ºchart15º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024334chart772024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024100ºchart2º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
0.70‰2017Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20177,189.9chart607.72017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.18%chart17.20%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20208.94%chart14.49%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202311.20‰chart10.00‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20171,278.2chart2,161.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20238.20‰chart6.50‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.97chart1.502023Fertility Rate [+]
3.30‰2021Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201914.3%chart12.7%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202421,916,000chart5,439,8982024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202040,254chart871,2562020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,960,025chart734,3172020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.780chart0.9502022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024122ºchart9º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202377.48chart82.902023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20157,319chart4532023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201534.90chart8.462023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2019742chart342023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20193.31chart0.652023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.97chart6.502023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202315,763chart31,6692023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202317,220chart30,7192023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/202516,907chart9,75212/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/2025672,812chart1,765,01312/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]10/30/202214,752,827chart4,065,58405/10/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/2025771.45chart1,792.6812/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]10/30/202240,116,590chart11,148,28105/10/2024Doses administered [+]
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