Ireland vs Europe: 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 Ireland buys about what

$79.62

buys in Europe, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in Europe buys what $126 buys in Ireland. Prices across Ireland's economy average 126% of Europe's, so a dollar goes 26% further in Europe.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureIrelandEurope
Economy
Population5.48 million743.0 million43 of 43 countries
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$722 billion$29.9 trillion40 of 43 countries
GDP per personUS dollars$131,592$40,25440 of 43 countries
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$155,089$59,58540 of 43 countries
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%85%68%40 of 43 countries
A US dollar goes as far as$1.18 in the US$1.48 in the US40 of 43 countries
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$50.49 a day2023 survey · $18,429 a year · incomeMedians don't add up
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
MeasureIrelandEurope
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$851 billion$44.3 trillion40 of 43 countries
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar0.7509EuroMany currencies
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$87,360$38,30540 of 43 countries
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$106,310$59,15640 of 43 countries

World Bank income groups: Ireland, high income. Europe adds up its countries with 2025 figures (UN M49 regions); its per-person figures are the total over their population.

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. Europe covers the 40 of its 43 countries with figures for every year, weighted by population.
  • Ireland
  • Europe
Year-by-year table
YearIrelandEurope
2025$131,338$50,183
2024$118,833$49,598
2023$117,660$48,828
2022$123,007$48,171
2021$116,703$46,971
2020$101,793$44,056
2019$96,206$46,526
2018$93,116$45,679
2017$87,732$44,695
2016$80,760$43,562
2015$80,816$42,927
2014$65,463$42,469
2013$60,285$42,014
2012$59,303$41,862
2011$59,797$41,782
2010$59,107$40,828
2009$58,447$39,880
2008$62,214$42,079
2007$66,476$41,504
2006$64,975$39,893
2005$63,580$38,286
2004$61,453$37,254
2003$58,608$35,997
2002$57,828$35,213
2001$55,535$34,581
2000$53,583$33,639

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