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Selected indicators for Ireland

Population

Population, Million persons, 1998-2018
Population, Annual growth rate (%), 2018

4.9 million

Growth rate: 1.3%

Income inequality

Income inequality, 0 = complete equality; 1 = complete inequality, latest available year

Education

Mathematics performance (PISA), Mean score, 2018
Reading performance (PISA), Mean score, 2018
Science performance (PISA), Mean score, 2018

CO2 emissions

Air and GHG emissions, Carbon dioxide (CO2), latest available year

6.8 tonnes per capita

GDP

Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars/capita, 2020
Real GDP forecast, Annual growth rate (%), 2022

95 513 US$ per capita

Projected growth rate: 5.1%

Debt

Household debt, % of net disposable income, 2019
General government debt, % of GDP, 2019

Household debt:
130.7 % of disposable income

Government debt:
68.7 % of GDP

Tax

Tax on personal income, % of GDP, 2019

Tax on personal income:
7.1 % of GDP

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Country profile of Ireland

AgricultureLatestTrendRanking
Agricultural landIndicator 4 080.00 Permanent pasture
Thousand hectares
2019
Ireland Thousand hectares 		Permanent pasture
Thousand hectares
2000-2019
Ireland (red) 		Permanent pasture
Thousand hectares
2018
Ireland (red)
Agricultural supportIndicator
Crop productionIndicator
Fish landingsIndicator 183 833.4 National landings in domestic ports
Tonnes
2018
Ireland Tonnes 		National landings in domestic ports
Tonnes
1999-2018
Ireland (red), OECD - Total (black) 		National landings in domestic ports
Tonnes
2018
Ireland (red)
Nutrient balanceIndicator 62.0 Nitrogen
Kilograms/hectare
2017
Ireland Kilograms/hectare 		Nitrogen
Kilograms/hectare
1998-2017
Ireland (red) 		Nitrogen
Kilograms/hectare
2017
Ireland (red)

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DevelopmentLatestTrendRanking
Distribution of net ODAIndicator 251.9 Least developed countries
Million US dollars
2019
Ireland Million US dollars 		Least developed countries
Million US dollars
2000-2019
Ireland (red), DAC Countries (black) 		Least developed countries
Million US dollars
2019
Ireland (red), DAC Countries (black)
Grants by private agencies and NGOsIndicator 176.0 Total
Million US dollars
2019
Ireland Million US dollars 		Total
Million US dollars
2000-2019
Ireland (red), DAC Countries (black)
Net ODAIndicator 0.3 ODA grant equivalent
% of gross national income
2020
Ireland % of gross national income 		ODA grant equivalent
% of gross national income
2018-2020
Ireland (red), DAC Countries (black) 		ODA grant equivalent
% of gross national income
2020
Ireland (red), DAC Countries (black)
Private flowsIndicator 955.1 Total
Million US dollars
2013
Ireland Million US dollars 		Total
Million US dollars
1993-2013
Ireland (red), DAC Countries (black) 		Total
Million US dollars
2019
DAC Countries (black)
Total official and private flowsIndicator 1 149.4 Total
Million US dollars
2019
Ireland Million US dollars 		Total
Million US dollars
2000-2019
Ireland (red), DAC Countries (black) 		Total
Million US dollars
2019
Ireland (red), DAC Countries (black)

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EconomyLatestTrendRanking
Composite leading indicator (CLI)Indicator 102.54 Amplitude adjusted
Long-term average = 100
Aug-2021
Ireland Long-term average = 100
Household disposable incomeIndicator 5.2 Net
Annual growth rate (%)
2019
Ireland Annual growth rate (%) 		Net
Annual growth rate (%)
2000-2019
Ireland (red) 		Net
Annual growth rate (%)
2019
Ireland (red)
Labour compensation per hour workedIndicator 3.1 Total
Annual growth rate (%)
2020
Ireland Annual growth rate (%) 		Total
Annual growth rate (%)
2001-2020
Ireland (red) 		Total
Annual growth rate (%)
2020
Ireland (red)
Net national incomeIndicator 47 191 Total
US dollars/capita
2019
Ireland US dollars/capita 		Total
US dollars/capita
2000-2019
Ireland (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Total
US dollars/capita
2019
Ireland (red)
Trade in goods and servicesIndicator 131.1 Exports
% of GDP
2020
Ireland % of GDP 		Exports
% of GDP
2001-2020
Ireland (red) 		Exports
% of GDP
2020
Ireland (red)

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EducationLatestTrendRanking
Education spendingIndicator 13 229 Tertiary
US dollars/student
2015
Ireland US dollars/student 		Tertiary
US dollars/student
1995-2015
Ireland (red) 		Tertiary
US dollars/student
2016
Ireland (red)
Mathematics performance (PISA)Indicator 503 Boys
Mean score
2018
Ireland Mean score 		Boys
Mean score
2003-2018
Ireland (red), OECD - Average (black) 		Boys
Mean score
2018
Ireland (red), OECD - Average (black)
Reading performance (PISA)Indicator 506 Boys
Mean score
2018
Ireland Mean score 		Boys
Mean score
2000-2018
Ireland (red), OECD - Average (black) 		Boys
Mean score
2018
Ireland (red), OECD - Average (black)
Science performance (PISA)Indicator 495 Boys
Mean score
2018
Ireland Mean score 		Boys
Mean score
2006-2018
Ireland (red), OECD - Average (black) 		Boys
Mean score
2018
Ireland (red), OECD - Average (black)
Youth not in employment, education or training (NEET)Indicator 7.1 15-19 year-old men
% in same age group
2019
Ireland % in same age group 		15-19 year-old men
% in same age group
2000-2019
Ireland (red), OECD - Average (black) 		15-19 year-old men
% in same age group
2019
Ireland (red), OECD - Average (black)

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EnergyLatestTrendRanking
Crude oil productionIndicator 0.0 Total
Thousand toe
2017
Ireland Thousand toe 		Total
Thousand toe
1998-2017
Ireland (red) 		Total
Thousand toe
2017
Ireland (red)
Infrastructure investmentIndicator 837 000 000.00 Road
Euro
2019
Ireland Euro 		Road
Euro
2000-2019
Ireland (red) 		Road
Euro
2019
Ireland (red)
Passenger transportIndicator
Primary energy supplyIndicator 0.03 Total
Toe/1 000 US dollars
2019
Ireland Toe/1 000 US dollars 		Total
Toe/1 000 US dollars
2000-2019
Ireland (red) 		Total
Toe/1 000 US dollars
2019
Ireland (red)
Road accidentsIndicator 28 Deaths
Per 1 000 000 inhabitants
2019
Ireland Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 		Deaths
Per 1 000 000 inhabitants
2000-2019
Ireland (red) 		Deaths
Per 1 000 000 inhabitants
2019
Ireland (red)

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EnvironmentLatestTrendRanking
Air and GHG emissionsIndicator 6.8 Carbon dioxide (CO2)
Tonnes/capita
2019
Ireland Tonnes/capita 		Carbon dioxide (CO2)
Tonnes/capita
2000-2019
Ireland (red) 		Carbon dioxide (CO2)
Tonnes/capita
2019
Ireland (red)
Municipal wasteIndicator 604.4 Total
Kilograms/capita
2018
Ireland Kilograms/capita 		Total
Kilograms/capita
1999-2018
Ireland (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Total
Kilograms/capita
2019
OECD - Total (black)
Water withdrawalsIndicator 757.0 Total
Million m3
2009
Ireland Million m3 		Total
Million m3
1989-2009
Ireland (red) 		Total
Million m3
2016

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FinanceLatestTrendRanking
Broad money (M3)Indicator
Long-term interest ratesIndicator 0.0 Total
% per annum
Jul-2021
Ireland % per annum 		Total
% per annum
Dec-2019-Jul-2021
Ireland (red) 		Total
% per annum
Aug-2021
Net pension replacement ratesIndicator 35.9 Men
% of pre-retirement earnings
2018
Ireland % of pre-retirement earnings 		Men
% of pre-retirement earnings
2014-2018
Ireland (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Men
% of pre-retirement earnings
2018
Ireland (red)
Net pension wealthIndicator 7.0 Men
Multiple of annual gross earnings
2018
Ireland Multiple of annual gross earnings 		Men
Multiple of annual gross earnings
2014-2018
Ireland (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Men
Multiple of annual gross earnings
2018
Ireland (red)
Short-term interest ratesIndicator -0.5 Total
% per annum
Aug-2021
Ireland % per annum 		Total
% per annum
Jan-2020-Aug-2021
Ireland (red), Euro area (19 countries) (black) 		Total
% per annum
Aug-2021
Ireland (red), Euro area (19 countries) (black)

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GovernmentLatestTrendRanking
General government spendingIndicator 24.5 Total
% of GDP
2019
Ireland % of GDP 		Total
% of GDP
2000-2019
Ireland (red) 		Total
% of GDP
2019
Ireland (red)
Government reservesIndicator 1 053.6 Total
SDR millions
Q4-2014
Ireland SDR millions 		Total
SDR millions
Q1-2010-Q4-2014
Ireland (red) 		Total
SDR millions
Q4-2014
Ireland (red)
Tax on corporate profitsIndicator 3.1 Total
% of GDP
2019
Ireland % of GDP 		Total
% of GDP
2000-2019
Ireland (red), OECD - Average (black) 		Total
% of GDP
2019
Ireland (red)
Tax revenueIndicator 22.7 Total
% of GDP
2019
Ireland % of GDP 		Total
% of GDP
2000-2019
Ireland (red), OECD - Average (black) 		Total
% of GDP
2019
Ireland (red), OECD - Average (black)
Tax wedgeIndicator 32.3 Total
% of labour cost
2020
Ireland % of labour cost 		Total
% of labour cost
2001-2020
Ireland (red), OECD - Average (black) 		Total
% of labour cost
2020
Ireland (red), OECD - Average (black)

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HealthLatestTrendRanking
Health spendingIndicator 5 604 Total
US dollars/capita
2020
Ireland US dollars/capita 		Total
US dollars/capita
2001-2020
Ireland (red) 		Total
US dollars/capita
2019
Ireland (red)
Hospital bedsIndicator 2.9 Total
Per 1 000 inhabitants
2019
Ireland Per 1 000 inhabitants 		Total
Per 1 000 inhabitants
2000-2019
Ireland (red) 		Total
Per 1 000 inhabitants
2019
Ireland (red)
Length of hospital stayIndicator 6.00 Acute care
Days
2019
Ireland Days 		Acute care
Days
2000-2019
Ireland (red) 		Acute care
Days
2019
Ireland (red)
Life expectancy at birthIndicator 80.8 Men
Years
2019
Ireland Years 		Men
Years
2000-2019
Ireland (red) 		Men
Years
2020
Overweight or obese populationIndicator 61.0 Measured
% of population aged 15+
2019
Ireland % of population aged 15+ 		Measured
% of population aged 15+
2007-2019
Ireland (red)

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Innovation and TechnologyLatestTrendRanking
Gross domestic spending on R&DIndicator 1.2 Total
% of GDP
2019
Ireland % of GDP 		Total
% of GDP
2000-2019
Ireland (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Total
% of GDP
2019
Ireland (red), OECD - Total (black)
ICT value addedIndicator 11.9 Total
% of value added
2011
Ireland % of value added 		Total
% of value added
2011
Ireland (red), OECD - Total (black)
Internet accessIndicator 91.8 Total
% of all households
2020
Ireland % of all households 		Total
% of all households
2005-2020
Ireland (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Total
% of all households
2020
Ireland (red)
Mobile broadband subscriptionsIndicator 105.1 Total
Per 100 inhabitants
Q4-2020
Ireland Per 100 inhabitants 		Total
Per 100 inhabitants
Q2-2011-Q4-2020
Ireland (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Total
Per 100 inhabitants
Q4-2020
Ireland (red), OECD - Total (black)
Triadic patent familiesIndicator 108.0 Total
Number
2018
Ireland Number 		Total
Number
1999-2018
Ireland (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Total
Number
2018
Ireland (red), OECD - Total (black)

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JobsLatestTrendRanking
Average wagesIndicator 49 473.6 Total
US dollars
2020
Ireland US dollars 		Total
US dollars
2001-2020
Ireland (red) 		Total
US dollars
2020
Ireland (red)
Employment rateIndicator 66.2 Total
% of working age population
Q1-2021
Ireland % of working age population 		Total
% of working age population
Q2-2016-Q1-2021
Ireland (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Total
% of working age population
Q1-2021
Ireland (red), OECD - Total (black)
Hours workedIndicator 1 746 Total
Hours/worker
2020
Ireland Hours/worker 		Total
Hours/worker
2001-2020
Ireland (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Total
Hours/worker
2020
Ireland (red), OECD - Total (black)
Long-term unemployment rateIndicator 24.0 Total
% of unemployed
2020
Ireland % of unemployed 		Total
% of unemployed
2001-2020
Ireland (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Total
% of unemployed
2020
Ireland (red), OECD - Total (black)
Self-employment rateIndicator 14.5 Total
% of employment
2020
Ireland % of employment 		Total
% of employment
2001-2020
Ireland (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Total
% of employment
2020
Ireland (red)

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SocietyLatestTrendRanking
Fertility ratesIndicator 1.70 Total
Children/woman
2019
Ireland Children/woman 		Total
Children/woman
2000-2019
Ireland (red) 		Total
Children/woman
2019
Ireland (red)
National population distributionIndicator 27.5 Urban regions
Percentage
2014
Ireland Percentage 		Urban regions
Percentage
2014
Ireland (red), OECD - Total (black)
Permanent immigrant inflowsIndicator 41 922.0 Total
Number
2016
Ireland Number 		Total
Number
2002-2016
Ireland (red) 		Total
Number
2011
Ireland (red)
Poverty rateIndicator 0.07 Total
Ratio
2018
Ireland Ratio 		Total
Ratio
2004-2018
Ireland (red) 		Total
Ratio
2018
Ireland (red)
Social spendingIndicator 13.4 Public
% of GDP
2019
Ireland % of GDP 		Public
% of GDP
2000-2019
Ireland (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Public
% of GDP
2019
Ireland (red), OECD - Total (black)

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Publications related to Ireland

OECD Economic Surveys: Ireland 2020Publication (2020)
International Trade by Commodity Statistics Volume 2021 Issue 1Publication (2021)
International Trade by Commodity Statistics Volume 2020 Issue 1Publication (2020)
Energy Policies of IEA Countries: Ireland 2019Publication (2019)

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