China vs Ireland: country comparison

A UN member state, or a continent's average.

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In US dollars, spent in each country.

$100 spent in China buys about what

$180

buys in Ireland, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in Ireland buys what $55.70 buys in China. Prices across China's economy average 56% of Ireland's, so a dollar goes 80% further in China.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureChinaIreland
Economy
Population1.41 billion5.48 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$19.5 trillion$722 billion
GDP per personUS dollars$13,862$131,592
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$29,333$155,089
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%47%85%
A US dollar goes as far as$2.12 in the US$1.18 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$13.45 a day2022 survey · $4,909 a year · consumption$50.49 a day2023 survey · $18,429 a year · income
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
MeasureChinaIreland
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$41.3 trillion$851 billion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar3.398Chinese yuan0.7509Euro
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$14,230$87,360
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$29,160$106,310

World Bank income groups: China, upper middle income; Ireland, high income.

GDP per person at PPP · 2000 to 2025, in constant 2021 international dollarsAdjusted for inflation, so recent years read lower than the current-dollar figures above.
  • China
  • Ireland
Year-by-year table
YearChinaIreland
2025$25,067$131,338
2024$23,841$118,833
2023$22,687$117,660
2022$21,499$123,007
2021$20,843$116,703
2020$19,215$101,793
2019$18,821$96,206
2018$17,807$93,116
2017$16,758$87,732
2016$15,773$80,760
2015$14,857$80,816
2014$13,969$65,463
2013$13,081$60,285
2012$12,218$59,303
2011$11,405$59,797
2010$10,476$59,107
2009$9,519$58,447
2008$8,744$62,214
2007$8,014$66,476
2006$7,057$64,975
2005$6,298$63,580
2004$5,684$61,453
2003$5,192$58,608
2002$4,744$57,828
2001$4,372$55,535
2000$4,066$53,583

China vs Ireland: country comparison by Points Frog ↗ · An educational estimate, not financial advice.