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Ireland: economy

Ireland's economy figures from Eurostat, set against the other EU states. Every figure links to the table it was read from; where Eurostat publishes nothing for Ireland, the page says so.

Economic growth: Ireland is the highest of the 27 EU member states (2025).

real GDP, change on the year: 8.0% for Ireland, against 1.4% for the EU as a whole.

Ireland against the EU

Each measure with the states ranked next to it. The latest year with a published figure is used.

GDP per head

index, EU = 100

Ireland: 224 in 2025, against 100 for the EU as a whole — the 2nd highest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

GDP per head: Ireland and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
1Luxembourg239
2Ireland224
3Netherlands132
4Denmark129
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)100
  • Published from 1995 to 2025. Highest: 238 in 2022. Lowest: 107 in 1995.
  • Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 224*.
  • Above the EU figure in 31* of 31* years with a figure for both (1995–2025).

GDP per head, adjusted for prices

purchasing power standard

Ireland: 93,360 in 2025, against 41,699 for the EU as a whole — the 2nd highest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

GDP per head, adjusted for prices: Ireland and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
1Luxembourg99,621
2Ireland93,360
3Netherlands55,152
4Denmark53,941
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)41,699
  • Published from 1995 to 2025. Highest: 93,360 in 2025. Lowest: 15,897 in 1995.
  • Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 85,101*.
  • Above the EU figure in 31* of 31* years with a figure for both (1995–2025).

Economic growth

real GDP, change on the year

Ireland: 8.0% in 2025, against 1.4% for the EU as a whole — the highest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

Economic growth: Ireland and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
1Ireland8.0%
2Malta4.7%
3Cyprus3.8%
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)1.4%

Ranks compare the 27 EU member states. Eurostat’s figure for Cyprus covers the government-controlled area only.

  • Published from 1996 to 2025. Highest: 24.6% in 2015. Lowest: -5.1% in 2009.
  • Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 6.6%*.
  • Above the EU figure in 24* of 30* years with a figure for both (1996–2025).

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Modification notice and disclaimer

The counts on this page are published by Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union) and are reproduced unchanged. Humanity Observatory has additionally derived the following from them:

  • A country's rank among the 27 EU states for a measure, computed by sorting the published per-country figures.
  • The highest and lowest point of the country's own published annual series.
  • The average of the country's latest published annual figures (up to five years).
  • The number of years in which the country's figure was above the EU figure for the same year.

Source: Eurostat. Reuse terms.

* Calculated by Humanity Observatory from published figures.

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