Germany 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 Germany buys about what

$106

buys in Ireland, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in Ireland buys what $94.56 buys in Germany. Prices across Germany's economy average 95% of Ireland's, so a dollar goes 6% further in Germany.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureGermanyIreland
Economy
Population83.5 million5.48 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$5.05 trillion$722 billion
GDP per personUS dollars$60,496$131,592
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$75,407$155,089
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%80%85%
A US dollar goes as far as$1.25 in the US$1.18 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$64.18 a day2022 survey · $23,426 a year · income$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
MeasureGermanyIreland
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$6.30 trillion$851 billion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar0.7100Euro0.7509Euro
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$60,200$87,360
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$78,140$106,310

World Bank income groups: Germany, high 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.
  • Germany
  • Ireland
Year-by-year table
YearGermanyIreland
2025$62,824$131,338
2024$62,655$118,833
2023$63,140$117,660
2022$63,778$123,007
2021$62,631$116,703
2020$60,300$101,793
2019$62,950$96,206
2018$62,481$93,116
2017$61,965$87,732
2016$60,505$80,760
2015$59,669$80,816
2014$59,203$65,463
2013$58,182$60,285
2012$58,110$59,303
2011$57,951$59,797
2010$54,826$59,107
2009$52,569$58,447
2008$55,514$62,214
2007$54,921$66,476
2006$53,307$64,975
2005$51,265$63,580
2004$50,786$61,453
2003$50,192$58,608
2002$50,487$57,828
2001$50,688$55,535
2000$49,956$53,583

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