Ireland

IRLEurope & Central AsiaHigh incomeCapital: Dublin
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76/80 indicators · percentile vs world (IMF / WB / WHO)underover
Ireland in world space2000–2024
1k10k100k505560657075808590GDP per capita (USD, log)Life expectancy (years)20002024
192 countries · log scale on X world Ireland· trajectory line: 1980 → today
▶About Ireland

Ireland's GDP is $779.38B (2026), with a population of 5.5M, and GDP per capita of $140,186. Key indicators include real GDP growth of 2.5%, inflation at 3.1%, unemployment at 4.8%, government debt at 31.6% of GDP, life expectancy of 83.0 years. Data sourced from the IMF World Economic Outlook and World Bank World Development Indicators.

▶Economy32 indicators · 2021–2026 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
GDP (Current USD)$779.38B2026▲ 8.5%IMF
Real GDP Growth (%)2.5%2026▼ 79.7%IMF
GDP per Capita (USD)$140,1862026▲ 7.3%IMF
GDP, PPP (Intl $)$884.70B2026▲ 5.5%IMF
GDP per Capita, PPP (Intl $)$159,1292026▲ 4.3%IMF
Share of World GDP, PPP (%)0.40%2026▼ 0.5%IMF
GNI (Current USD)$494.71B2025▲ 8.1%WB
GNI per Capita, Atlas Method (Current US$)$87,3602025▲ 8.3%WB
GNI per Capita, PPP (Current Intl $)$106,3102025▲ 0.5%WB
Industry Value Added (% of GDP)37.8%2025▲ 12.3%WB
Services Value Added (% of GDP)56.7%2025▼ 6.3%WB
Agriculture Value Added (% of GDP)1.1%2025▲ 3.5%WB
Government Consumption (% of GDP)11.2%2025▼ 6.9%WB
Household Consumption (% of GDP)25.2%2025▼ 7.9%WB
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)22.9%2025▲ 25.7%WB
Gross Savings (% of GDP)34.9%2024▲ 2.2%WB
GDP Deflator Inflation (Annual %)1.0%2025▼ 77.5%WB
GDP per Employed Person (Constant 2021 PPP $)$259,3042025▲ 10.6%WB
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)33.9%2025▲ 14.7%WB
Medium/High-Tech Manufacturing (% of total)54.3%2022▼ 0.0%WB
Adjusted Net National Income per Capita (USD)$48,8562021▲ 23.6%WB
Adjusted Net Savings (% of GNI)20.1%2021▲ 42.1%WB
External Balance on Goods & Services (% of GDP)40.2%2025▼ 3.9%WB
Coal Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)0.04%2021▲ 257.6%WB
Oil Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021▲ 102.5%WB
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)0.05%2021▲ 263.4%WB
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)0.1%2021▲ 174.7%WB
Forest Rents (% of GDP)0.01%2021▲ 0.9%WB
Industry Value Added (Current USD)$272.49B2025▲ 33.0%WB
GDP per Capita, PPP (Constant 2021 Intl $)$131,3382025▲ 10.5%WB
GDP per Capita (Constant 2015 US$)$104,4172025▲ 10.5%WB
▶Fiscal & Monetary16 indicators · 2022–2026 · IMF / WB
▶Trade15 indicators · 2024–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Trade (% of GDP)240.0%2025▼ 2.5%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)140.1%2025▼ 2.7%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)99.9%2025▼ 2.2%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (USD)$1.01T2025▲ 15.3%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (USD)$720.92B2025▲ 15.8%WB
Merchandise Exports (USD)$293.42B2025▲ 21.6%WB
Merchandise Imports (USD)$159.22B2025▲ 10.6%WB
FDI Inflows (% of GDP)0.8%2024▲ 103.2%WB
FDI Outflows (% of GDP)11.0%2024▲ 149.2%WB
FDI Net Inflows (USD)$4.82B2024▲ 103.4%WB
Personal Remittances Received (USD)$656.4M2024▲ 15.0%WB
Personal Remittances Received (% of GDP)0.1%2024▲ 7.1%WB
High-Tech Exports (% of manufactured)53.5%2024▲ 12.0%WB
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)17.4%2024▲ 120.6%WB
Current Account Balance (USD)$105.99B2024▲ 136.9%WB
▶Finance11 indicators · 2018–2024 · WB
▶Business Environment1 indicator · 2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Time to Get Electricity (days)912024▲ 84.9%WB
▶Private Sector6 indicators · 2024 · WB
▶People23 indicators · 2022–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Population5.5M2025▲ 1.6%WB
Population Growth (%)1.6%2025▲ 3.5%WB
Population Density (per km²)772023▲ 1.9%WB
Surface Area (sq km)70,2802023▲ 0.0%WB
Land Area (sq km)68,8902023▲ 0.0%WB
Urban Population (%)64.6%2025▲ 0.4%WB
Urban Population (total)3.5M2025▲ 2.0%WB
Rural Population (%)35.4%2025▼ 0.7%WB
Life Expectancy at Birth83.0 years2024▲ 0.2%WB
Life Expectancy, Male81.4 years2024▲ 0.4%WB
Life Expectancy, Female84.7 years2024▲ 0.1%WB
Fertility Rate (births per woman)1.52024▼ 2.0%WB
Birth Rate (per 1,000)102024▼ 2.9%WB
Death Rate (per 1,000)6.52024▼ 1.5%WB
Net Migration35,4172025▼ 9.3%WB
Population Ages 0–14 (%)18.1%2025▼ 2.5%WB
Population Ages 15–64 (%)65.7%2025▲ 0.2%WB
Population Ages 65+ (%)16.2%2025▲ 2.0%WB
Age Dependency Ratio (%)52.2%2025▼ 0.6%WB
Old-Age Dependency Ratio (%)24.7%2025▲ 1.8%WB
Youth Dependency Ratio (%)27.5%2025▼ 2.7%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Male (per 1,000)72.82022▼ 7.4%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000)44.12022▼ 5.0%WB
▶Labor20 indicators · 2024–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Total Labor Force2.9M2025▲ 1.9%WB
Labor Force Participation (%)64.8%2025▼ 0.3%WB
Female Labor Force Participation (%)59.8%2025▼ 0.1%WB
Male Labor Force Participation (%)70.1%2025▼ 0.4%WB
Unemployment (%)4.6%2025▲ 7.7%WB
Female Unemployment (%)4.5%2025▲ 5.2%WB
Male Unemployment (%)4.7%2025▲ 9.9%WB
Youth Unemployment (%)10.5%2025▲ 0.5%WB
Employment in Agriculture (%)3.9%2025▼ 2.6%WB
Employment in Industry (%)18.2%2025▼ 1.3%WB
Employment in Services (%)77.9%2025▲ 0.4%WB
Labor Force Participation, Age 15+ (National Estimate, %)66.1%2025▲ 0.5%WB
Vulnerable Employment (%)9.6%2025▼ 0.8%WB
Wage & Salaried Workers (% of total)86.6%2025▲ 0.1%WB
Part-Time Employment (%)21.1%2024▼ 5.5%WB
Employers (% of total employment)3.7%2025▲ 0.1%WB
Labor Force, Female (% of total)46.9%2025▲ 0.1%WB
Employment to Population Ratio (%)61.8%2025▼ 0.6%WB
Self-Employed (% of total)13.4%2025▼ 0.5%WB
NEET Youth (% not in education/employment)5.7%2024▲ 11.8%WB
▶Education15 indicators · 2012–2023 · WB
▶Health49 indicators · 2011–2025 · WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Health Spending (% of GDP)6.9%2024▲ 4.2%WHO
Health Spending per Capita (USD)$7,3952024▲ 7.5%WHO
Government Health Spending (% of GDP)5.0%2023▲ 9.3%WHO
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (% of total)10.6%2024▼ 6.1%WHO
Physicians (per 1,000 people)3.92023▲ 15.3%WHO
Nurses & Midwives (per 1,000)14.82023▲ 4.9%WHO
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)32023▲ 0.7%WHO
Under-5 Mortality (per 1,000 live births)3.92024▲ 2.6%WHO
Neonatal Mortality (per 1,000)2.62024▲ 4.0%WHO
Maternal Mortality (per 100,000)42023▼ 42.9%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)3.62024▲ 2.9%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)4.12024▲ 0.0%WHO
Communicable, Maternal, Prenatal & Nutrition Causes (% of Deaths)14.7%2021▲ 45.1%WHO
Cause of Death, Non-Communicable (%)81.7%2021▼ 4.9%WHO
Cause of Death, Injury (%)3.5%2021▼ 9.0%WHO
Measles Immunization (% of children)90.0%2024▲ 1.1%WHO
DPT Immunization (% of children)92.0%2024▼ 1.1%WHO
HIV Incidence (per 1,000)0.12024▲ 0.0%WHO
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100,000)62024▲ 29.2%WHO
Stunting, Children Under 5 (%)2.2%2011—WHO
Overweight, Children Under 5 (%)10.5%2011—WHO
Current Tobacco Use, Male Adults (%)21.2%2024▼ 2.3%WHO
Current Tobacco Use, Female Adults (%)15.3%2024▼ 3.2%WHO
Suicide Mortality Rate (per 100,000)8.62021▼ 0.8%WHO
Alcohol Consumption (liters per capita)10.82020▼ 7.9%WHO
Life Expectancy at Birth (WHO)81.601629022021—WHO
Remaining Life Expectancy at Age 60 (WHO)23.901368752021—WHO
Healthy Life Expectancy at Birth (HALE)70.003184232021—WHO
Infant Mortality, Under Age 1 (WHO)3.4316270682024—WHO
Under-5 Mortality (WHO)3.8627190852024—WHO
Neonatal Mortality, 0–27 Days (WHO)2.5823493812024—WHO
Maternal Deaths (WHO Estimates)2.0189246562023—WHO
Estimated Tuberculosis Incidence (WHO)6.22024—WHO
TB Mortality, Excluding HIV (per 100K)0.372024—WHO
People Living with HIV95002025—WHO
Diabetes Prevalence, Age 18+ (age-standardized, %)7.82370052022—WHO
DTP3 Immunization Coverage (WHO/UNICEF)902025—WHO
Measles First-Dose Coverage (MCV1, WHO/UNICEF)872025—WHO
Hepatitis B Three-Dose Coverage (HepB3, WHO/UNICEF)902025—WHO
Physicians (total)20,9612024▲ 4.1%WHO
Nursing & Midwifery Personnel80,9472024▲ 5.4%WHO
Dentists (total)2,5602024▲ 3.8%WHO
Pharmacists (total)6,2502024▲ 8.8%WHO
Child Wasting, Under 5 (survey, %)0.22011—WHO
Child Stunting, Under 5 (survey, %)2.22011—WHO
Child Underweight, Under 5 (survey, %)0.22011—WHO
UHC Service Coverage Index (SDG 3.8.1)822023—WHO
Road Traffic Death Rate (per 100K)2.82021—WHO
Current Health Expenditure per Capita (WHO, US$)6877.93752023—WHO
▶Energy & Environment18 indicators · 2021–2025 · WB / WHO
▶Agriculture11 indicators · 2022–2024 · WB
▶Technology13 indicators · 2021–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Internet Users (%)97.2%2024▲ 0.3%WB
Mobile Subscriptions (per 100 people)1132024▲ 1.7%WB
Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100)32.32024▲ 1.3%WB
Secure Internet Servers (per million)121,467.82024▼ 19.0%WB
R&D Spending (% of GDP)1.59%2023▲ 3.7%WB
Patent Applications, Residents752021▲ 0.0%WB
Patent Applications, Non-Residents422021▼ 22.2%WB
Scientific Journal Articles8,7202023▼ 1.0%WB
High-Technology Exports (USD)$117.64B2024▲ 28.8%WB
ICT Service Exports (% of service exports)57.4%2024▲ 0.2%WB
ICT Service Exports (USD)$301.73B2024▲ 22.2%WB
Industrial Design Applications, Resident952021▼ 59.4%WB
Researchers in R&D (per million)5,7532023▲ 3.6%WB
▶Infrastructure9 indicators · 2021–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Air Transport, Passengers Carried192.5M2023▲ 13.7%WB
Air Transport, Freight (million ton-km)430.52023▲ 234.7%WB
Container Port Traffic (TEU)1.2M2024▲ 10.2%WB
Rail Lines (total km)1,6502021▼ 12.6%WB
Rail Passengers Carried (million passenger-km)8702021▲ 4.3%WB
Railways, Goods (million ton-km)702021▼ 5.4%WB
Logistics Performance Index (1–5)3.602022▲ 2.6%WB
Electricity from Oil (%)1.9%2024▲ 170.2%WB
Electricity from Nuclear (%)0.0%2021—WB
▶Gender8 indicators · 2017–2025 · WB
▶Governance10 indicators · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Control of Corruption1.582023▼ 5.9%WB
Government Effectiveness1.592023▲ 2.7%WB
Political Stability0.92023▲ 1.9%WB
Regulatory Quality1.752023▲ 6.7%WB
Rule of Law1.632023▲ 7.0%WB
Voice & Accountability1.482023▲ 2.0%WB
Control of Corruption (percentile rank)92.9%2023▼ 1.0%WB
Government Effectiveness (percentile rank)94.3%2023▲ 1.0%WB
Rule of Law (percentile rank)93.9%2023▲ 2.6%WB
Political Stability (percentile rank)78.7%2023▲ 0.5%WB
▶Military6 indicators · 2020–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Military Spending (% of GDP)0.2%2024▲ 3.8%WB
Military Expenditure (USD)$1.33B2024▲ 4.8%WB
Armed Forces Personnel9,0002020▲ 0.0%WB
Armed Forces (% of labor force)0.4%2020▲ 0.3%WB
Military Spending (% of govt expenditure)1.0%2024▼ 1.8%WB
Intentional Homicides (per 100,000)0.72023▼ 24.0%WB
▶Poverty & Inequality12 indicators · 2021–2023 · WB
▶Social Protection4 indicators · 2020 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Human Capital Index (0–1)0.792020▼ 2.6%WB
Human Capital Index, Female0.802020▼ 2.1%WB
Human Capital Index, Male0.782020▼ 3.1%WB
Learning-Adjusted Years of School11.6 years2020▼ 3.1%WB
▶Tourism6 indicators · 2019–2020 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
International Tourism, Arrivals11.0M2019▲ 0.2%WB
International Tourism, Departures2.3M2020▼ 75.1%WB
Tourism Receipts (USD)$4.16B2020▼ 71.9%WB
Tourism Expenditures (USD)$2.33B2020▼ 71.4%WB
Tourism Receipts (% of total exports)0.7%2020▼ 75.4%WB
International Tourism, Transport Services (USD)$2.30B2020▼ 72.6%WB
▶Urban Development8 indicators · 2022–2025 · WB / WHO