Ireland: Economy
Income Level (by per capita GNI) Source: The World Bank Possible values: High Income, Upper Middle Income, Lower Middle Income and Low Income |
High Income |
Level of Development
Source: United Nations Possible values: Developed, In Transition and Developing |
Developed |
Economic Trivia | Ireland is a trade-dependent economy which was among the initial group of 12 EU nations that began circulating the euro on 1 January 2002. |
Trade
Source: United Nations Comtrade Note: Top 3 trade partners are calculated by imports + exports. |
Top 3 Trade Partners (2021): United States, United Kingdom, and Germany |
Top Industries Source: CIA World Factbook | Pharmaceuticals; Chemicals; Computer Hardware and Software; Food Products |
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) [1]
GDP, PPP (current international) | $645,565,222,082 (2022) |
GDP Growth Rate (annual %) | 11.97% (2022) |
GDP Per Capita, PPP (current international) | $126,905 (2022) |
GDP Country Rank 39/197 (2022)
Economic Indicators [1]
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | 7.807% (2022) |
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) | Data unavailable |
Total tax rate (% of commercial profits) | 26.1% (2019) |
Real Interest Rate (5 year average %) | 10.254% (2016) |
Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) | 37.556% (2022) |
Current Account Balance (BoP, current US$) | $47,620,868,464 (2022) |
Labor and Employment [1]
Labor Force, Total | 2,680,949 (2022) |
Employment in Agriculture (% of total employment) | 4.493% (2021) |
Employment in Industry (% of total employment) | 18.803% (2021) |
Employment in Services (% of total employment) | 76.704% (2021) |
Unemployment Rate | 4.362% (2022) |
Trade [1]
Imports of goods and services (current US$) | $527,245,130,859 (2022) |
Exports of goods and services (current US$) | $724,806,638,115 (2022) |
Total Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) | 67.993% (2022) |
FDI, net inflows (BoP, current US$) | $14,952,575,509 (2022) |
Commercial Service Exports (current US$) | $354,072,069,320 (2022) |
Economic Snapshot [1]
Note: Percentile ranks are calculated using the latest available data for all countries within the last 5 years.
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