buys in the United Kingdom, at purchasing power parity
And $100 in the United Kingdom buys what $95.17 buys in Ireland. Prices across Ireland's economy average 95% of the United Kingdom's, so a dollar goes 5% further in Ireland.
World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
Measure
Ireland
United Kingdom
Economy
Population
5.48 million
69.5 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates
$722 billion
$4.00 trillion
GDP per personUS dollars
$131,592
$57,602
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars
$155,089
$64,606
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%
85%
89%
A US dollar goes as far as
$1.18 in the US
$1.12 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars
$50.49 a day2023 survey · $18,429 a year · income
$54.55 a day2021 survey · $19,911 a year · income
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI▾
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
Measure
Ireland
United Kingdom
GDP at PPPInternational dollars
$851 billion
$4.49 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar
0.7509Euro
0.6771Pound sterling
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars
$87,360
$54,550
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars
$106,310
$64,210
World Bank income groups: Ireland, high income; United Kingdom, 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.