| STAT | Ireland | United States | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Budget > Revenues |
$73.00 billion
Ranked 41st. |
$2.45 trillion
Ranked 1st. 34 times more than Ireland |
|
| Budget surplus > + or deficit > - |
-7.6% of GDP
Ranked 160th. 12% more than United States |
-6.8% of GDP
Ranked 157th. |
|
| Debt > Government debt > Public debt, share of GDP |
118 CIA
Ranked 12th. 63% more than United States |
72.5 CIA
Ranked 35th. |
|
| Overview | Ireland is a small, modern, trade-dependent economy. Ireland was among the initial group of 12 EU nations that began circulating the euro on 1 January 2002. GDP growth averaged 6% in 1995-2007, but economic activity has dropped sharply since the onset of the world financial crisis, with GDP falling by over 3% in 2008, nearly 7% in 2009, and less than 1% in 2010. Ireland entered into a recession in 2008 for the first time in more than a decade, with the subsequent collapse of its domestic property and construction markets. Property prices rose more rapidly in Ireland in the decade up to 2007 than in any other developed economy. Since their 2007 peak, average house prices have fallen 47%. In the wake of the collapse of the construction sector and the downturn in consumer spending and business investment, the export sector, dominated by foreign multinationals, has become a key component of Ireland's economy. Agriculture, once the most important sector, is now dwarfed by industry and services. In 2008 the former COWEN government moved to guarantee all bank deposits, recapitalize the banking system, and establish partly-public venture capital funds in response to the country's economic downturn. In 2009, in continued efforts to stabilize the banking sector, the Irish Government established the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) to acquire problem commercial property and development loans from Irish banks. Faced with sharply reduced revenues and a burgeoning budget deficit, the Irish Government introduced the first in a series of draconian budgets in 2009. In addition to across-the-board cuts in spending, the 2009 budget included wage reductions for all public servants. These measures were not sufficient. In 2010, the budget deficit reached 32.4% of GDP - the world's largest deficit, as a percentage of GDP - because of additional government support for the banking sector. In late 2010, the former COWEN government agreed to a $112 billion loan package from the EU and IMF to help Dublin further increase the capitalization of its banking sector and avoid defaulting on its sovereign debt. Since entering office in March 2011, the new KENNY government has intensified austerity measures to try to meet the deficit targets under Ireland's EU-IMF program. Ireland achieved moderate growth of 1.4% in 2011 and cut the budget deficit to 9.1% of GDP. Although the recovery slowed in 2012 because of weaker EU demand for Irish exports, Dublin managed to trim the deficit to about 8.5% of GDP. | The US has the largest and most technologically powerful economy in the world, with a per capita GDP of $49,800. In this market-oriented economy, private individuals and business firms make most of the decisions, and the federal and state governments buy needed goods and services predominantly in the private marketplace. US business firms enjoy greater flexibility than their counterparts in Western Europe and Japan in decisions to expand capital plant, to lay off surplus workers, and to develop new products. At the same time, they face higher barriers to enter their rivals' home markets than foreign firms face entering US markets. US firms are at or near the forefront in technological advances, especially in computers and in medical, aerospace, and military equipment; their advantage has narrowed since the end of World War II. The onrush of technology largely explains the gradual development of a "two-tier labor market" in which those at the bottom lack the education and the professional/technical skills of those at the top and, more and more, fail to get comparable pay raises, health insurance coverage, and other benefits. Since 1975, practically all the gains in household income have gone to the top 20% of households. Since 1996, dividends and capital gains have grown faster than wages or any other category of after-tax income. Imported oil accounts for nearly 55% of US consumption. Crude oil prices doubled between 2001 and 2006, the year home prices peaked; higher gasoline prices ate into consumers' budgets and many individuals fell behind in their mortgage payments. Oil prices climbed another 50% between 2006 and 2008, and bank foreclosures more than doubled in the same period. Besides dampening the housing market, soaring oil prices caused a drop in the value of the dollar and a deterioration in the US merchandise trade deficit, which peaked at $840 billion in 2008. The sub-prime mortgage crisis, falling home prices, investment bank failures, tight credit, and the global economic downturn pushed the United States into a recession by mid-2008. GDP contracted until the third quarter of 2009, making this the deepest and longest downturn since the Great Depression. To help stabilize financial markets, in October 2008 the US Congress established a $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). The government used some of these funds to purchase equity in US banks and industrial corporations, much of which had been returned to the government by early 2011. In January 2009 the US Congress passed and President Barack OBAMA signed a bill providing an additional $787 billion fiscal stimulus to be used over 10 years - two-thirds on additional spending and one-third on tax cuts - to create jobs and to help the economy recover. In 2010 and 2011, the federal budget deficit reached nearly 9% of GDP. In 2012 the federal government reduced the growth of spending and the deficit shrank to 7.6% of GDP. Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan required major shifts in national resources from civilian to military purposes and contributed to the growth of the budget deficit and public debt. Through 2011, the direct costs of the wars totaled nearly $900 billion, according to US government figures. US revenues from taxes and other sources are lower, as a percentage of GDP, than those of most other countries. In March 2010, President OBAMA signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, a health insurance reform that was designed to extend coverage to an additional 32 million American citizens by 2016, through private health insurance for the general population and Medicaid for the impoverished. Total spending on health care - public plus private - rose from 9.0% of GDP in 1980 to 17.9% in 2010. In July 2010, the president signed the DODD-FRANK Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, a law designed to promote financial stability by protecting consumers from financial abuses, ending taxpayer bailouts of financial firms, dealing with troubled banks that are "too big to fail," and improving accountability and transparency in the financial system - in particular, by requiring certain financial derivatives to be traded in markets that are subject to government regulation and oversight. In December 2012, the Federal Reserve Board announced plans to purchase $85 billion per month of mortgage-backed and Treasury securities in an effort to hold down long-term interest rates, and to keep short term rates near zero until unemployment drops to 6.5% from the December rate of 7.8%, or until inflation rises above 2.5%. Long-term problems include stagnation of wages for lower-income families, inadequate investment in deteriorating infrastructure, rapidly rising medical and pension costs of an aging population, energy shortages, and sizable current account and budget deficits - including significant budget shortages for state governments. |
|
| Exports |
$119.30 billion
Ranked 34th. |
$1.56 trillion
Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than Ireland |
|
| GDP |
$210.33 billion
Ranked 44th. |
$15.68 trillion
Ranked 2nd. 75 times more than Ireland |
|
| GDP > Per capita |
$46,628.37
per capita
Ranked 7th. 2% more than United States |
$45,759.46
per capita
Ranked 8th. |
|
| GDP > Per capita > PPP |
$40,700.00
Ranked 13th. |
$51,700.00
Ranked 6th. 27% more than Ireland |
|
| GDP > Purchasing power parity per capita |
$38,508.34
Ranked 14th. |
$47,587.30
Ranked 7th. 24% more than Ireland |
|
| GDP per capita |
$45,835.75
Ranked 15th. |
$49,965.27
Ranked 10th. 9% more than Ireland |
|
| Gross National Income |
$87.74 billion
Ranked 34th. |
$9.78 trillion
Ranked 1st. 111 times more than Ireland |
|
| Inflation rate > Consumer prices |
1.7%
Ranked 171st. |
2.1%
Ranked 160th. 24% more than Ireland |
|
| Population below poverty line |
5.5%
Ranked 16th. |
15.1%
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Ireland |
|
| Public debt |
117.6% of GDP
Ranked 11th. 68% more than United States |
70% of GDP
Ranked 37th. |
|
| Unemployment rate |
14.7%
Ranked 21st. 81% more than United States |
8.1%
Ranked 47th. |
|
| GDP > Composition, by sector of origin > Services |
70.5%
Ranked 45th. |
79.7%
Ranked 14th. 13% more than Ireland |
|
| Exports per capita |
$25,998.09
Ranked 11th. 5 times more than United States |
$4,972.70
Ranked 50th. |
|
| Distribution of family income > Gini index |
33.9
Ranked 14th. |
45
Ranked 9th. 33% more than Ireland |
|
| Human Development Index |
0.946
Ranked 8th. About the same as United States |
0.944
Ranked 10th. |
|
| Tourist arrivals > Per capita |
1,931.13
per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 10 times more than United States |
190.7
per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st. |
|
| GDP > Purchasing power parity |
$186.70 billion
Ranked 56th. |
$16.24 trillion
Ranked 1st. 87 times more than Ireland |
|
| Currency > PPP conversion factor to official exchange rate ratio |
1.26
Ranked 6th. 26% more than United States |
1
Ranked 24th. |
|
| Fiscal year | calendar year | 1 |
|
| GDP > Composition by sector > Industry |
29%
Ranked 85th. 52% more than United States |
19.1%
Ranked 160th. |
|
| Currency > Official exchange rate > LCU per US$, period average |
$0.70
Ranked 175th. |
$1.00
Ranked 147th. 42% more than Ireland |
|
| Inequality > GINI index |
34.28
Ranked 23th. |
40.81
Ranked 16th. 19% more than Ireland |
|
| Imports per capita |
$13,866.38
Ranked 19th. 89% more than United States |
$7,336.40
Ranked 47th. |
|
| Gross National Income per capita |
$22,692.73
Ranked 15th. |
$34,319.53
Ranked 5th. 51% more than Ireland |
|
| Tax > Highest marginal tax rate > Individual rate |
46%
Ranked 9th. 31% more than United States |
35%
Ranked 35th. |
|
| GDP per capita in 1950 |
$3,518.00
Ranked 18th. |
$9,573.00
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Ireland |
|
| Technology index |
4.43
Ranked 36th. |
6.24
Ranked 1st. 41% more than Ireland |
|
| Development > Human Development Index |
0.916
Ranked 8th. |
0.937
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than Ireland |
|
| Population below poverty line > Per capita |
1.68%
per 1 million people
Ranked 13th. 41 times more than United States |
0.041%
per 1 million people
Ranked 44th. |
|
| GDP > Per capita > PPP per thousand people |
$8.87
Ranked 43th. 54 times more than United States |
$0.16
Ranked 139th. |
|
| Exports > Commodities | machinery and equipment, computers, chemicals, medical devices, pharmaceuticals; food products, animal products | agricultural products (soybeans, fruit, corn) 9.2%, industrial supplies (organic chemicals) 26.8%, capital goods (transistors, aircraft, motor vehicle parts, computers, telecommunications equipment) 49.0%, consumer goods (automobiles, medicines) 15.0% | |
| Poverty and inequality > Richest quintile to poorest quintile ratio |
5.6
Ranked 10th. |
8.4
Ranked 3rd. 50% more than Ireland |
|
| Imports |
$63.63 billion
Ranked 44th. |
$2.30 trillion
Ranked 1st. 36 times more than Ireland |
|
| Budget > Expenditures |
$88.79 billion
Ranked 39th. |
$3.54 trillion
Ranked 1st. 40 times more than Ireland |
|
| GINI index |
34.28
Ranked 24th. |
40.81
Ranked 16th. 19% more than Ireland |
|
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold per capita |
$197.75
Ranked 107th. |
$234.27
Ranked 105th. 18% more than Ireland |
|
| Debt > Net foreign assets > Current LCU |
101.47 billion
Ranked 89th. |
-125,482,689,271
Ranked 162nd. |
|
| Tourist arrivals |
8.03 million
Ranked 27th. |
57.94 million
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Ireland |
|
| Budget > Revenues > Per capita |
$22,686.31
per capita
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than United States |
$8,527.60
per capita
Ranked 29th. |
|
| Inbound tourism income > Current US$ |
$9.95 billion
Ranked 28th. |
$166.53 billion
Ranked 2nd. 17 times more than Ireland |
|
| Tax > Tax rates |
31.66
Ranked 39th. 99% more than United States |
15.91
Ranked 3rd. |
|
| GDP per person |
51,049.39
Ranked 6th. 11% more than United States |
45,989.18
Ranked 9th. |
|
| Exports > Main exports | Machinery and equipment, chemicals, foodstuffs | Computers and electrical machinery, vehicles, chemical products, food and live animals, military equipment and aircraft | |
| Budget > Revenues per capita |
$15,354.16
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than United States |
$6,763.09
Ranked 33th. |
|
| Debt > External |
$2.16 trillion
Ranked 10th. |
$15.93 trillion
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Ireland |
|
| Gross domestic savings > Current US$ per capita |
18,276.8$
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than United States |
5,533.71$
Ranked 25th. |
|
| Central bank discount rate |
1.5%
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than United States |
0.5%
Ranked 122nd. |
|
| Debt > External > Per capita |
$448,031.51
per capita
Ranked 1st. 11 times more than United States |
$40,678.76
per capita
Ranked 12th. |
|
| GDP > Composition by sector > Services |
69%
Ranked 48th. |
79.7%
Ranked 15th. 16% more than Ireland |
|
| Tax > GDP > Constant LCU |
170.39 billion
Ranked 109th. |
14.23 trillion
Ranked 18th. 84 times more than Ireland |
|
| Tourism > International tourism, number of arrivals per capita |
1.67
Ranked 31st. 8 times more than United States |
0.201
Ranked 98th. |
|
| International tourism > Receipts > Current US$ > Per $ GDP |
33.31$
per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 60th. 3 times more than United States |
9.9$
per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 97th. |
|
| Consumer spending |
52.34
Ranked 106th. |
71.37
Ranked 53th. 36% more than Ireland |
|
| Consumer price index |
118.89%
Ranked 77th. 5% more than United States |
113.41%
Ranked 105th. |
|
| GDP > Composition by sector > Agriculture |
2%
Ranked 176th. 67% more than United States |
1.2%
Ranked 191st. |
|
| GDP per capita > PPP > Current international $ |
38,504.68 PPP $
Ranked 4th. |
41,889.57 PPP $
Ranked 2nd. 9% more than Ireland |
|
| Industries | pharmaceuticals, chemicals, computer hardware and software, food products, beverages and brewing; medical devices | highly diversified, world leading, high-technology innovator, second largest industrial output in world; petroleum, steel, motor vehicles, aerospace, telecommunications, chemicals, electronics, food processing, consumer goods, lumber, mining |
|
| Population below poverty line > Per $ GDP |
34.69%
per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 24th. 34 times more than United States |
1.03%
per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 42nd. |
|
| GDP > Composition, by end use > Imports of goods and services |
-84.6%
Ranked 164th. 5 times more than United States |
-16.9%
Ranked 4th. |
|
| GDP per capita in 1973 |
$7,023.00
Ranked 22nd. |
$16,607.00
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Ireland |
|
| New businesses registered > Number > Per capita |
4.55
per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th. Twice as much as United States |
2.28
per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. |
|
| GDP per capita > Constant LCU | 32552.02 | 37267.33 |
|
| Balance of payments > Capital and financial account > Foreign direct investment > Net inflows > BoP > Current US |
$25.23 billion
Ranked 12th. |
$134.71 billion
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Ireland |
|
| Labor force |
2
Ranked 198th. |
155
Ranked 39th. 78 times more than Ireland |
|
| GDP per capita in 1900 |
$2,495.00
Ranked 14th. |
$4,096.00
Ranked 3rd. 64% more than Ireland |
|
| GDP > Real growth rate |
0.2%
Ranked 155th. |
2.8%
Ranked 106th. 14 times more than Ireland |
|
| Debt > Government debt > Gross government debt, share of GDP |
117.12 IMF
Ranked 8th. 10% more than United States |
106.53 IMF
Ranked 11th. |
|
| Debt > Central government debt, total > Current LCU |
165.88 billion
Ranked 37th. |
12.26 trillion
Ranked 8th. 74 times more than Ireland |
|
| International tourism > Number of arrivals |
7.33 million
Ranked 24th. |
49.21 million
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Ireland |
|
| Economic growth > Per capita |
-7.61
Ranked 150th. 2 times more than United States |
-3.47
Ranked 111th. |
|
| Foreign direct investment > Net > BoP > Current US$ per capita |
-10,454.646 BoP $
Ranked 133th. |
340.7 BoP $
Ranked 23th. |
|
| GDP per capita > Constant 2000 US$ |
29,990.8 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 8th. |
37,267.33 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 4th. 24% more than Ireland |
|
| GDP in 1970 |
$4.20
Ranked 24th. |
$1,025.50
Ranked 1st. 244 times more than Ireland |
|
| Micro > Small and medium enterprises > Number > Per capita |
24.28
per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th. 21% more than United States |
19.98
per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. |
|
| Economic freedom |
75.7
Ranked 11th. |
76
Ranked 10th. About the same as Ireland |
|
| GDP > Official exchange rate per capita |
$46,554.19
Ranked 9th. |
$47,264.02
Ranked 8th. 2% more than Ireland |
|
| Stock of direct foreign investment > At home |
$725.80 billion
Ranked 11th. |
$2.65 trillion
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Ireland |
|
| Current account balance |
$9.24 billion
Ranked 25th. |
$-440,400,000,000.00
Ranked 180th. |
|
| Agriculture > Products | barley, potatoes, wheat; beef, dairy products | wheat, corn, other grains, fruits, vegetables, cotton; beef, pork, poultry, dairy products; fish; forest products |
|
| Trade > Imports per capita |
$15,725.17
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than United States |
$6,152.08
Ranked 42nd. |
|
| Currency | euro | US dollar | |
| Current account balance > BoP > Current US$ per capita |
-1,281.509 BoP $
Ranked 121st. |
-2,678.39 BoP $
Ranked 134th. 2 times more than Ireland |
|
| GNI per capita |
$39,150.00
Ranked 23th. |
$48,620.00
Ranked 11th. 24% more than Ireland |
|
| GDP > Purchasing power parity > Per capita |
$46,628.37
per capita
Ranked 7th. 2% more than United States |
$45,759.46
per capita
Ranked 8th. |
|
| Companies > Listed domestic companies, total |
42
Ranked 77th. |
4,102
Ranked 3rd. 98 times more than Ireland |
|
| Trade > Exports per capita |
$25,858.47
Ranked 8th. 6 times more than United States |
$4,105.70
Ranked 46th. |
|
| Business > Companies > Corporate governance (overall rating) |
7.21
Ranked 3rd. 1% more than United States |
7.16
Ranked 4th. |
|
| Current account balance per capita |
0.0
Ranked 130th. |
0.0
Ranked 79th. |
|
| Tourism > International tourism, number of arrivals |
7.63 million
Ranked 33th. |
62.71 million
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Ireland |
|
| Gross national saving |
15.3% of GDP
Ranked 101st. 22% more than United States |
12.5% of GDP
Ranked 118th. |
|
| Tax > GDP > Constant LCU per capita |
37,130.66
Ranked 89th. |
45,335.9
Ranked 81st. 22% more than Ireland |
|
| Retail > Gross value added by wholesale, retail trade, restaurants and hotels |
34.14 billion
Ranked 43th. |
2.36 trillion
Ranked 1st. 69 times more than Ireland |
|
| Companies > Market capitalization of listed companies > Current US$ per capita |
$23,756.54
Ranked 19th. |
$59,469.57
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Ireland |
|
| Market capitalization of listed companies > Current US$ per capita |
27,436.7$
Ranked 21st. |
57,519.54$
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Ireland |
|
| Household final > Consumption expenditure > Current US$ per capita |
20,157.53$
Ranked 9th. |
28,053.8$
Ranked 3rd. 39% more than Ireland |
|
| Budget > Expenditures per capita |
$30,194.29
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than United States |
$10,981.93
Ranked 24th. |
|
| Reserves > Total reserves > Includes gold, current US$ |
$1.71 billion
Ranked 120th. |
$574.27 billion
Ranked 4th. 336 times more than Ireland |
|
| Stock of broad money | None | None |
|
| Exchange rates | euros (EUR) per US dollar -<br />0.78 (2012 est.)<br />0.72 (2011 est.)<br />0.76 (2010 est.)<br />0.72 (2009 est.)<br />0.68 (2008 est.) | <strong>British pounds per US dollar: </strong>0.6324 (2012 est.), 0.624 (2011 est.), 0.6472 (2010), 0.6175 (2009), 0.5302 (2008)<br /><strong>Canadian dollars per US dollar:</strong> (2012 est.), 1.001 (2012 est.), 0.9895 (2011 est), 1.0302 (2010 est.), 1.1431 (2009), 1.0364 (2008)<br /><strong>Chinese yuan per US dollar:</strong> (2011 est.), 6.311 (2012 est.), 6.4615 (20111 est.), 6.7703 (2010 est.), 6.8314 (2009), 6.9385 (2008)<br /><strong>euros per US dollar:</strong> 0.7838 (2012 est.), 0.7185 (2011 est.), 0.755 (2010 est.), 0.7198 (2009), 0.6827 (2008)<br /><strong>Japanese yen per US dollar:</strong> 79.42 (2012 est.), 79.81 (2011 est.), 87.78 (2010), 93.57 (2009), 103.58 (2008) |
|
| Debt > External per capita |
$422,545.14
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than United States |
$40,666.44
Ranked 13th. |
|
| Size of economy > Share of world GDP |
0.3%
Ranked 37th. |
31.49%
Ranked 1st. 105 times more than Ireland |
|
| Gross fixed capital formation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP |
0.244$
per $1 of GDP
Ranked 48th. 30% more than United States |
0.187$
per $1 of GDP
Ranked 112th. |
|
| Exports > Partners | US 17.9%, UK 17.3%, Belgium 15.6%, Germany 8.4%, Switzerland 5.8%, France 5% | Canada 18.9%, Mexico 14%, China 7.2%, Japan 4.5% |
|
| GDP > Official exchange rate |
$208.00 billion
Ranked 47th. |
$16.02 trillion
Ranked 1st. 77 times more than Ireland |
|
| GDP per capita > PPP > Constant 2000 international $ |
34,255.94 PPP 2000 $
Ranked 4th. |
37,267.33 PPP 2000 $
Ranked 2nd. 9% more than Ireland |
|
| Investment > Gross fixed |
9.3% of GDP
Ranked 144th. |
12.9% of GDP
Ranked 139th. 39% more than Ireland |
|
| Income receipts > BoP > Current US$ per capita |
12,957.44 BoP $
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than United States |
1,606.16 BoP $
Ranked 22nd. |
|
| Bank liquid > Reserves to bank assets ratio |
1.25
Ranked 148th. 64% more than United States |
0.76
Ranked 160th. |
|
| Tax > Highest marginal tax rate > Corporate rate |
12.5%
Ranked 97th. |
40%
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Ireland |
|
| Stock of narrow money | None | None |
|
| GDP > Composition, by sector of origin > Industry |
27.9%
Ranked 94th. 45% more than United States |
19.2%
Ranked 161st. |
|
| Trade > Exports > Exports of goods and services > Constant 2000 US$ per capita |
$44,253.89
Ranked 5th. 8 times more than United States |
$5,885.16
Ranked 34th. |
|
| Debt > Net domestic credit > Current LCU |
330.64 billion
Ranked 85th. |
16.15 trillion
Ranked 16th. 49 times more than Ireland |
|
| Government spending |
19.01 billion
Ranked 35th. |
1.74 trillion
Ranked 2nd. 91 times more than Ireland |
|
| Net current transfers from abroad > Constant LCU | -965663500 | -74888950000 |
|
| Foreign direct investment > Net inflows > BoP > Current US$ per capita |
-7,146.871 BoP $
Ranked 166th. |
371.4 BoP $
Ranked 35th. |
|
| GDP > Current LCU | 162281000000 | 12416510000000 |
|
| High-technology > Exports > Current US$ > Per capita |
$6.88 million
per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than United States |
$760,722.33
per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. |
|
| GDP > Composition, by sector of origin > Agriculture |
1.6%
Ranked 187th. 45% more than United States |
1.1%
Ranked 194th. |
|
| Savings > Gross domestic savings > Current US$ per capita |
$16,125.75
Ranked 8th. 99% more than United States |
$8,113.69
Ranked 21st. |
|
| Net barter terms of trade |
98.61%
Ranked 20th. 1% more than United States |
97.17%
Ranked 22nd. |
|
| Tax > Tax payments > Number |
9
Ranked 154th. |
11
Ranked 139th. 22% more than Ireland |
|
| Tax > Components of taxation > Personal income tax |
26.2%
Ranked 14th. |
37.7%
Ranked 5th. 44% more than Ireland |
|
| Real interest rate |
-0.87%
Ranked 109th. |
3.08%
Ranked 86th. |
|
| Royalty and license fees > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ > Per $ GDP |
2,918.99 BoP $
per $1 million of
Ranked 17th. |
4,623.68 BoP $
per $1 million of
Ranked 12th. 58% more than Ireland |
|
| Gross domestic savings |
65.08 billion
Ranked 29th. |
1.61 trillion
Ranked 3rd. 25 times more than Ireland |
|
| Inflation |
108.35
Ranked 148th. |
109.85
Ranked 143th. 1% more than Ireland |
|
| Investment > External financial assets per capita |
€67,001.93
Ranked 14th. |
€133,164.46
Ranked 2nd. 99% more than Ireland |
|
| Outbound tourist spending |
10.55 billion
Ranked 24th. |
117.97 billion
Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than Ireland |
|
| Income > GNI per capita, PPP > Current international $ |
$35,670.00
Ranked 19th. |
$52,610.00
Ranked 5th. 47% more than Ireland |
|
| Income > GNI, PPP > Current international $ per capita |
$35,669.37
Ranked 19th. |
$52,608.35
Ranked 5th. 47% more than Ireland |
|
| Inequality > Gini coefficient > Level |
0.328 Different summary measure
Ranked 9th. |
0.381 Different summary measure
Ranked 4th. 16% more than Ireland |
|
| Poverty > Poverty by individual and household characteristics > Poverty rate > Children |
16.3%
Ranked 7th. |
20.59%
Ranked 4th. 26% more than Ireland |
|
| Tax > Total tax wedge > Single worker |
25.8%
Ranked 24th. |
30%
Ranked 21st. 16% more than Ireland |
|
| IKEA > First store opening year | 7/9/2011 | 1985 | |
| GDP > By type of expenditure > Household consumption expenditure per capita |
21,923.14
Ranked 24th. |
35,518
Ranked 8th. 62% more than Ireland |
|
| Productivity > GDP per hour worked |
53.13
Ranked 7th. 7% more than United States |
49.52
Ranked 9th. |
|
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold |
$1.71 billion
Ranked 125th. |
$150.20 billion
Ranked 18th. 88 times more than Ireland |
|
| Size of economy > GDP > GDP growth |
0.938%
Ranked 135th. |
2.21%
Ranked 111th. 2 times more than Ireland |
|
| GDP > Constant 2000 US$ |
124.73 billion constant 2000 US$
Ranked 36th. |
11.05 trillion constant 2000 US$
Ranked 1st. 89 times more than Ireland |
|
| Tax > Highest marginal tax rate > Individual > On income exceeding > US$ |
$48,697.00
Ranked 35th. |
$372,950.00
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Ireland |
|
| International tourism > Expenditures > Current US$ per capita |
1,482.72$
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than United States |
337.12$
Ranked 32nd. |
|
| Purchasing power parity conversion factor > LCU per international $ | 1.01 | 1 |
|
| Micro > Small and medium enterprises > Number |
97,000
Ranked 13th. |
5.87 million
Ranked 1st. 61 times more than Ireland |
|
| GDP > Composition, by end use > Household consumption |
50.4%
Ranked 154th. |
68.6%
Ranked 80th. 36% more than Ireland |
|
| Poverty and inequality > Income inequality 1993-2011 |
34.28 latest available
Ranked 13th. |
40.81 latest available
Ranked 3rd. 19% more than Ireland |
|
| Current transfers > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ |
7.02 billion BoP $
Ranked 19th. |
15.77 billion BoP $
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Ireland |
|
| Innovation > Patent applications, residents per million |
107.94
Ranked 26th. |
795.12
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Ireland |
|
| Tax > Taxes on income, profits and capital gains > Current LCU |
18.5 billion
Ranked 65th. |
1.4 trillion
Ranked 15th. 75 times more than Ireland |
|
| Debt > Net current transfers from abroad > Current LCU |
-2,420,336,444
Ranked 107th. |
-144,700,000,000
Ranked 130th. 60 times more than Ireland |
|
| Debt > Government debt > Net government debt, share of GDP |
102.32 IMF
Ranked 7th. 16% more than United States |
87.86 IMF
Ranked 10th. |
|
| Saving rate |
9.34
Ranked 98th. |
9.77
Ranked 96th. 5% more than Ireland |
|
| GDP > PPP > Constant 2000 international $ per capita |
34,249.24 PPP 2000 $
Ranked 4th. |
37,380.07 PPP 2000 $
Ranked 2nd. 9% more than Ireland |
|
| International tourism > Number of departures |
6.11 million
Ranked 19th. |
63.5 million
Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Ireland |
|
| Economic aid > Donor |
$1.02 billion
Ranked 18th. |
$23.53 billion
Ranked 1st. 23 times more than Ireland |
|
| Consumption > Consumption by sector > Equals: Household final consumption expenditure |
102.85 billion USD
Ranked 36th. |
10.44 trillion USD
Ranked 2nd. 101 times more than Ireland |
|
| Debt > Central government debt, total > Current LCU per capita |
36,243.64
Ranked 22nd. |
39,342.95
Ranked 20th. 9% more than Ireland |
|
| Net income > BoP > Current US$ > Per capita |
-7,287,014.017 BoP $
per 1,000 people
Ranked 136th. |
38,102.24 BoP $
per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. |
|
| GDP > CIA Factbook |
$116.20 billion
Ranked 53th. |
$10.99 trillion
Ranked 1st. 95 times more than Ireland |
|
| Poverty and inequality > Poorest's share in national income or consumption |
7.44%
Ranked 18th. 37% more than United States |
5.44%
Ranked 30th. |
|
| Investment > External financial assets |
€320 billion
Ranked 30th. |
€42.17 trillion
Ranked 1st. 132 times more than Ireland |
|
| Debt > Net foreign assets > Current LCU per capita |
22,112.1
Ranked 73th. |
-399.736
Ranked 157th. |
|
| Tax > GDP > Current LCU |
163.94 billion
Ranked 121st. |
16.24 trillion
Ranked 28th. 99 times more than Ireland |
|
| Taxes > Total tax revenue > Total tax revenue |
32.24%
Ranked 21st. 14% more than United States |
28.33%
Ranked 27th. |
|
| GDP > PPP per capita |
$39,553.47
Ranked 3rd. |
$39,712.68
Ranked 2nd. About the same as Ireland |
|
| GDP in 1970 per million |
$1.42
Ranked 20th. |
$5.00
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Ireland |
|
| GNI |
184.45 billion
Ranked 37th. |
14.01 trillion
Ranked 2nd. 76 times more than Ireland |
|
| GDP per capita in 1820 |
$954.00
Ranked 13th. |
$1,287.00
Ranked 5th. 35% more than Ireland |
|
| GDP > PPP |
$160.99 billion
Ranked 48th. |
$11.63 trillion
Ranked 1st. 72 times more than Ireland |
|
| Development > Human Development Index > Inequality adjusted |
0.85
Ranked 6th. 4% more than United States |
0.821
Ranked 16th. |
|
| Market capitalization of listed companies > Current US$ |
114.13 billion$
Ranked 36th. |
17 trillion$
Ranked 1st. 149 times more than Ireland |
|
| Companies > Listed domestic companies, total per million |
9.15
Ranked 58th. |
13.07
Ranked 49th. 43% more than Ireland |
|
| Tax > GDP > Current US$ per capita |
$45,931.72
Ranked 15th. |
$51,748.56
Ranked 10th. 13% more than Ireland |
|
| Industrial production growth rate |
-1.2%
Ranked 139th. |
3.2%
Ranked 79th. |
|
| Purchasing power parity > GDP per capita > PPP > Current international $ |
$41,278.25
Ranked 8th. |
$45,989.18
Ranked 6th. 11% more than Ireland |
|
| World trade > Exports |
201.13 billion
Ranked 17th. |
1.58 trillion
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Ireland |
|
| Tourist arrivals by region of origin > Europe |
6.11 million
Ranked 14th. |
10.7 million
Ranked 10th. 75% more than Ireland |
|
| Bank capital to assets ratio |
4.7%
Ranked 71st. |
10.4%
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Ireland |
|
| Companies > Stock market > Stocks traded, total value > Current US$ per capita |
$2,640.79
Ranked 35th. |
$68,092.78
Ranked 3rd. 26 times more than Ireland |
|
| Lending interest rate |
2.65%
Ranked 139th. |
6.19%
Ranked 118th. 2 times more than Ireland |
|
| Industrial > Production growth rate |
5%
Ranked 66th. 52% more than United States |
3.3%
Ranked 92nd. |
|
| Tax > Taxes on income, profits and capital gains > Current LCU per capita |
4,042.73
Ranked 48th. |
4,477.99
Ranked 46th. 11% more than Ireland |
|
| Spending > Household final consumption expenditure per capita > Constant 2000 US$ |
$21,228.80
Ranked 13th. |
$30,898.88
Ranked 3rd. 46% more than Ireland |
|
| Tax > GDP per capita > Constant LCU |
37,130.66
Ranked 89th. |
45,335.9
Ranked 81st. 22% more than Ireland |
|
| Income > GDP per capita, PPP > Current international $ |
$43,682.79
Ranked 11th. |
$51,748.56
Ranked 8th. 18% more than Ireland |
|
| Technological achievement |
0.57
Ranked 12th. |
0.73
Ranked 2nd. 28% more than Ireland |
|
| Business > Companies > Specific companies > IKEA > Debut |
2,009
Ranked 12th. 1% more than United States |
1,985
Ranked 31st. |
|
| Currency > Real effective exchange rate index > 2005 = 100 |
95.62
Ranked 76th. 7% more than United States |
89.58
Ranked 88th. |
|
| Net domestic credit > Current LCU | 259894000000 | 11970270000000 |
|
| International tourism > Receipts > Current US$ per capita |
1,615.9$
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than United States |
416.03$
Ranked 44th. |
|
| Retail > Gross value added by wholesale, retail trade, restaurants and hotels per capita |
7,439.22
Ranked 19th. |
7,520.82
Ranked 17th. 1% more than Ireland |
|
| GDP > By type of expenditure > Household consumption expenditure |
100.6 billion
Ranked 48th. |
11.15 trillion
Ranked 1st. 111 times more than Ireland |
|
| Household spending per capita |
13,606.33
Ranked 15th. |
26,782.83
Ranked 1st. 97% more than Ireland |
|
| Commercial bank prime lending rate |
3.55%
Ranked 167th. 9% more than United States |
3.25%
Ranked 170th. |
|
| Companies > Market capitalization of listed companies > Current US$ |
$109.01 billion
Ranked 39th. |
$18.67 trillion
Ranked 1st. 171 times more than Ireland |
|
| Current account balance > BoP > Current US$ |
-5,330,969,000 BoP $
Ranked 124th. |
-791,508,800,000 BoP $
Ranked 137th. 148 times more than Ireland |
|
| Trade > Imports |
$70.36 billion
Ranked 37th. |
$1.90 trillion
Ranked 1st. 27 times more than Ireland |
|
| Currency > Real effective exchange rate index |
123.49%
Ranked 13th. 33% more than United States |
92.75%
Ranked 64th. |
|
| Currency > Official exchange rate > LCU per US$ > Period average | 0.8 | 1 |
|
| GDP > CIA Factbook per capita |
$29,075.29
Ranked 11th. |
$37,882.45
Ranked 2nd. 30% more than Ireland |
|
| Oil > Exports |
17,480 bbl/day
Ranked 86th. |
1.92 million bbl/day
Ranked 9th. 110 times more than Ireland |
|
| GDP > Composition, by end use > Exports of goods and services |
107.8%
Ranked 6th. 8 times more than United States |
13.5%
Ranked 182nd. |
|
| Purchasing power parity > GNI per capita > PPP > Current international $ |
$33,510.00
Ranked 18th. |
$45,640.00
Ranked 5th. 36% more than Ireland |
|
| Income > Health expenditure per capita, PPP > Constant 2005 international $ |
$3,893.53
Ranked 12th. |
$8,607.88
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Ireland |
|
| Consumption > Consumption by sector > Equals: Household final consumption expenditure per capita |
22,472.53 USD
Ranked 20th. |
33,496.5 USD
Ranked 5th. 49% more than Ireland |
|
| Tax > GDP > Current LCU per capita |
35,725.7
Ranked 110th. |
51,748.56
Ranked 98th. 45% more than Ireland |
|
| Spending > Household final consumption expenditure > Current US$ per capita |
$21,937.18
Ranked 19th. |
$35,518.00
Ranked 4th. 62% more than Ireland |
|
| Debt > Strength of legal rights index > 0=weak to 10=strong per million |
1.96
Ranked 57th. 68 times more than United States |
0.0287
Ranked 182nd. |
|
| Oil > Production |
431 bbl/day
Ranked 109th. |
9.69 million bbl/day
Ranked 3rd. 22478 times more than Ireland |
|
| Economy growth |
-7.1
Ranked 151st. 3 times more than United States |
-2.63
Ranked 111th. |
|
| Trade > Exports > Exports of goods and services |
227.08 billion
Ranked 25th. |
2.2 trillion
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Ireland |
|
| Purchasing power parity > Gross domestic product per capita > PPP |
36,277.86
Ranked 9th. |
41,761.08
Ranked 6th. 15% more than Ireland |
|
| Trade > Export value index |
99.46%
Ranked 31st. |
116.02%
Ranked 25th. 17% more than Ireland |
|
| Debt > Interest payments > Current LCU |
5.17 billion
Ranked 66th. |
324.26 billion
Ranked 15th. 63 times more than Ireland |
|
| Innovation |
25.4
Ranked 13th. |
30.3
Ranked 1st. 19% more than Ireland |
|
| Electricity > Consumption per capita |
6,032.15 kWh
Ranked 3rd. |
12,194.74 kWh
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Ireland |
|
| Market capitalization of listed companies > Current US$ > Per $ GDP |
565.53$
per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 42nd. |
1,368.98$
per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Ireland |
|
| GDP > CIA Factbook > Per capita |
$29,081.26 per capita
Ranked 11th. |
$37,791.00 per capita
Ranked 2nd. 30% more than Ireland |
|
| Household spending |
60.55 billion
Ranked 37th. |
8.22 trillion
Ranked 1st. 136 times more than Ireland |
|
| Income > Household final consumption expenditure, PPP > Constant 2005 international $ per capita |
$15,922.73
Ranked 18th. |
$30,898.88
Ranked 1st. 94% more than Ireland |
|
| GDP > Composition, by end use > Government consumption |
15.3%
Ranked 104th. |
19.5%
Ranked 53th. 27% more than Ireland |
|
| GDP > Per $ GDP |
$46,628.37
per $1 of GDP
Ranked 7th. 2% more than United States |
$45,759.46
per $1 of GDP
Ranked 8th. |
|
| Spending > Household final consumption expenditure, etc. > Current US$ |
$98.93 billion
Ranked 49th. |
$11.15 trillion
Ranked 1st. 113 times more than Ireland |
|
| Entrepreneurship > Starting a Business > Index ranking |
11
Ranked 144th. 4 times more than United States |
3
Ranked 152nd. |
|
| Gross domestic savings > Current US$ |
74.39 billion$
Ranked 23th. |
1.62 trillion$
Ranked 1st. 22 times more than Ireland |
|
| GDP > Constant 2000 US$ per capita |
29,984.95 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 9th. |
37,380.07 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 4th. 25% more than Ireland |
|
| GNI > Current US$ per capita |
41,054.98$
Ranked 6th. |
42,124.23$
Ranked 5th. 3% more than Ireland |
|
| Gross Domestic Product > GDP > Size of GDP > GDP per capita |
$45,026.91 US dollars, current price
Ranked 4th. |
$45,488.88 US dollars, current price
Ranked 3rd. 1% more than Ireland |
|
| Trade > Exports |
$115.70 billion
Ranked 33th. |
$1.27 trillion
Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than Ireland |
|
| Purchasing power parity > GDP > PPP > Current international $ |
$183.71 billion
Ranked 51st. |
$14.12 trillion
Ranked 2nd. 77 times more than Ireland |
|
| Public expenditure > Social expenditure > Public social expenditure |
16.7%
Ranked 24th. 5% more than United States |
15.9%
Ranked 27th. |
|
| Entrepreneurship > Hiring and Firing > Index ranking |
59
Ranked 95th. 10 times more than United States |
6
Ranked 148th. |
|
| Income > GDP, PPP > Current international $ per capita |
$43,682.79
Ranked 11th. |
$51,748.56
Ranked 8th. 18% more than Ireland |
|
| Total > Reserves in months of imports |
0.05
Ranked 132nd. |
0.92
Ranked 120th. 18 times more than Ireland |
|
| Imports > Commodities | data processing equipment, other machinery and equipment, chemicals, petroleum and petroleum products, textiles, clothing | agricultural products 4.9%, industrial supplies 32.9% (crude oil 8.2%), capital goods 30.4% (computers, telecommunications equipment, motor vehicle parts, office machines, electric power machinery), consumer goods 31.8% (automobiles, clothing, medicines, furniture, toys) | |
| Debt > Banks > Automated teller machines > ATMs > Per 100,000 adults |
86.72
Ranked 21st. |
173.43
Ranked 4th. Twice as much as Ireland |
|
| Inflation > Consumer price index > 2005 = 100 |
111.95
Ranked 169th. |
117.56
Ranked 152nd. 5% more than Ireland |
|
| GDP > Constant LCU | 135387100000 | 11046430000000 |
|
| Gross domestic savings > Current US$ > Per $ GDP |
403.31$
per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than United States |
138.73$
per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 102nd. |
|
| Poverty and inequality > Inequality adjusted income index |
0.72
Ranked 14th. 6% more than United States |
0.681
Ranked 22nd. |
|
| Trade > Export growth |
4.44
Ranked 84th. |
8.37
Ranked 54th. 89% more than Ireland |
|
| Welfare > Social contributions > Current LCU |
9.8 billion
Ranked 47th. |
905.45 billion
Ranked 8th. 92 times more than Ireland |
|
| Welfare > Revenue, excluding grants > Current LCU |
51.39 billion
Ranked 74th. |
2.54 trillion
Ranked 19th. 49 times more than Ireland |
|
| Labor force per thousand people |
0.000419
Ranked 149th. |
0.000489
Ranked 115th. 17% more than Ireland |
|
| Business efficiency |
77.85
Ranked 12th. |
100
Ranked 1st. 28% more than Ireland |
|
| Trade > Imports > Imports of goods and services |
176.01 billion
Ranked 28th. |
2.74 trillion
Ranked 1st. 16 times more than Ireland |
|
| GDP > Median household income (PPP) |
$30,604.00
Ranked 27th. |
$53,046.00
Ranked 7th. 73% more than Ireland |
|
| Debt > Government debt > Net government debt, share of GDP per million people |
21.42 IMF
Ranked 18th. 77 times more than United States |
0.277 IMF
Ranked 77th. |
|
| Household final > Consumption expenditure per capita > Constant 2000 US$ |
13,078.16 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 16th. |
25,841.85 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 1st. 98% more than Ireland |
|
| Public institution index |
5.87
Ranked 17th. 2% more than United States |
5.74
Ranked 21st. |
|
| GNI > Atlas method > Current US$ per capita |
41,135.99$
Ranked 6th. |
43,695.99$
Ranked 5th. 6% more than Ireland |
|
| Income > GNI, PPP > Current international $ |
$163.68 billion
Ranked 52nd. |
$16.51 trillion
Ranked 2nd. 101 times more than Ireland |
|
| Income > Household final consumption expenditure, PPP > Constant 2005 international $ |
$73.07 billion
Ranked 53th. |
$9.70 trillion
Ranked 1st. 133 times more than Ireland |
|
| Income > GDP, PPP > Current international $ |
$200.45 billion
Ranked 54th. |
$16.24 trillion
Ranked 2nd. 81 times more than Ireland |
|
| Currency > Monetary unit | 1 euro = 100 cents | 1 US dollar = 100 cents | |
| Budget > Expenditures > Per $ GDP |
$0.34
per $1 of GDP
Ranked 55th. 67% more than United States |
$0.20
per $1 of GDP
Ranked 112th. |
|
| Aid > Untied given per million people |
$118.14 million
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than United States |
$57.27 million
Ranked 16th. |
|
| Taxes and other revenues |
35.1% of GDP
Ranked 58th. 2 times more than United States |
15.3% of GDP
Ranked 2nd. |
|
| Patents granted |
106 per million people
Ranked 13th. |
289 per million people
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Ireland |
|
| Balance of payments > Financial > Reserves |
15.63 billion
Ranked 8th. |
-52,181,533,779.94
Ranked 142nd. |
|
| Balance of payments > Current account > Goods > Services and income > Exports > Goods and services > Current U |
$199.94 billion
Ranked 19th. |
$1.57 trillion
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Ireland |
|
| Balance of payments > Current account > Balances > Current account balance > Current US$ |
$-6,487,887,351.28
Ranked 125th. |
$-378,434,537,000.00
Ranked 143th. 58 times more than Ireland |
|
| Foreign direct investment > FDI > FDI flows and stocks > Inward FDI stocks |
$156,591.00 Million US dollars
Ranked 13th. |
$2.15 million Million US dollars
Ranked 1st. 14 times more than Ireland |
|
| Government > Sovereign wealth funds > Assets |
19.4 billion USD
Ranked 22nd. |
123 billion USD
Ranked 11th. 6 times more than Ireland |
|
| Oil > Proved reserves |
0.0
Ranked 172nd. |
20.68 billion bbl
Ranked 13th. |
|
| Companies > Ease of doing business index > 1=most business-friendly regulations |
15
Ranked 174th. 4 times more than United States |
4
Ranked 185th. |
|
| Natural gas > Production |
388 million cu m
Ranked 34th. |
611 billion cu m
Ranked 1st. 1575 times more than Ireland |
|
| GDP deflator |
119.86
Ranked 130th. 7% more than United States |
112.4
Ranked 146th. |
|
| New businesses registered > Number |
18,704
Ranked 21st. |
676,830
Ranked 1st. 36 times more than Ireland |
|
| Oil > Consumption |
159,700 bbl/day
Ranked 63th. |
19.15 million bbl/day
Ranked 1st. 120 times more than Ireland |
|
| Tourism > International tourism, receipts > Current US$ |
$9.63 billion
Ranked 30th. |
$185.89 billion
Ranked 2nd. 19 times more than Ireland |
|
| Electricity > Consumption |
26.99 billion kWh
Ranked 5th. |
3.74 trillion kWh
Ranked 1st. 139 times more than Ireland |
|
| Spending > Final consumption expenditure > Constant 2000 US$ per capita |
$28,345.90
Ranked 15th. |
$37,586.27
Ranked 5th. 33% more than Ireland |
|
| Tax > GDP > Current US$ |
$210.77 billion
Ranked 44th. |
$16.24 trillion
Ranked 2nd. 77 times more than Ireland |
|
| Currency > GDP > Constant 2000 US$ per capita |
$46,135.78
Ranked 9th. 2% more than United States |
$45,335.90
Ranked 10th. |
|
| Net trade in goods and services > BoP > Current US$ |
24.29 billion BoP $
Ranked 17th. |
-716,730,000,000 BoP $
Ranked 137th. |
|
| Portfolio investment > Excluding LCFAR > BoP > Current US$ |
-361,974,700,000 BoP $
Ranked 114th. |
-1,088,672,000,000 BoP $
Ranked 120th. 3 times more than Ireland |
|
| Net capital account > BoP > Current US$ |
592.76 million BoP $
Ranked 19th. |
-4,351,000,000 BoP $
Ranked 114th. |
|
| Budget > Expenditures > Per capita |
$22,501.35
per capita
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than United States |
$9,065.55
per capita
Ranked 26th. |
|
| GDP > Composition, by end use > Investment in inventories |
0.3%
Ranked 103th. |
0.4%
Ranked 87th. 33% more than Ireland |
|
| Economic growth > Evolution of GDP > Real GDP growth |
6.03%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than United States |
2.02%
Ranked 26th. |
|
| Tourist arrivals by region of origin > Africa |
39,000
Ranked 52nd. |
251,654
Ranked 16th. 6 times more than Ireland |
|
| Trade > Exports > By good > Chocolate cocoa preparations |
256,028
Ranked 9th. |
502,876
Ranked 6th. 96% more than Ireland |
|
| Taxes > Taxes on the average worker > Taxes on the average worker |
22.28%
Ranked 27th. |
29.98%
Ranked 22nd. 35% more than Ireland |
|
| Purchasing power parity > GNI > PPP > Current international $ |
$149.14 billion
Ranked 50th. |
$14.01 trillion
Ranked 2nd. 94 times more than Ireland |
|
| Debt > External > Per $ GDP |
$6,251.97
per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than United States |
$760.50
per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 31st. |
|
| Trade > Exports > By good > Passenger cars etc |
145,736
Ranked 35th. |
21.75 million
Ranked 7th. 149 times more than Ireland |
|
| GNI > PPP > Current international $ |
135.5 billion PPP $
Ranked 52nd. |
12.45 trillion PPP $
Ranked 1st. 92 times more than Ireland |
|
| Investment > Foreign investment > Commitment to Development Index (investment) |
2.9
Ranked 27th. |
5
Ranked 16th. 72% more than Ireland |
|
| High-technology > Exports > Current US$ |
$28.61 billion
Ranked 17th. |
$231.13 billion
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Ireland |
|
| Stock of direct foreign investment > Abroad |
$766.00 billion
Ranked 11th. |
$4.45 trillion
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Ireland |
|
| Oil > Exports per thousand people |
3.92 bbl/day
Ranked 67th. |
6.26 bbl/day
Ranked 55th. 60% more than Ireland |
|
| Overall productivity > PPP |
$74,266.60
Ranked 3rd. |
$74,624.70
Ranked 2nd. About the same as Ireland |
|
| Final > Consumption expenditure > Etc. > Current US$ |
110.06 billion$
Ranked 34th. |
10.06 trillion$
Ranked 1st. 91 times more than Ireland |
|
| Gross National Income > Constant LCU | 109183100000 | 10687260000000 |
|
| GDP > Constant 2000 US$ > Per capita |
29,990.81 constant 2000 US$
per c
Ranked 8th. |
37,267.35 constant 2000 US$
per c
Ranked 4th. 24% more than Ireland |
|
| National accounts > US$ at constant 2000 prices > Aggregate indicators > GDP per capita > Constant 2000 US$ |
$28,502.45
Ranked 11th. |
$37,016.09
Ranked 6th. 30% more than Ireland |
|
| Income > GDP per capita, PPP > Constant 2005 international $ |
$36,722.89
Ranked 10th. |
$45,335.90
Ranked 7th. 23% more than Ireland |
|
| Scientific and technical journals > Articles published |
2,487.4
Ranked 34th. |
209,694.7
Ranked 2nd. 84 times more than Ireland |
|
| Foreign direct investment > Net > BoP > Current US$ > Per capita |
-10,456,692.554 BoP $
per 1,000 people
Ranked 135th. |
339,670.94 BoP $
per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th. |
|
| Net income > BoP > Current US$ |
-30,307,420,000 BoP $
Ranked 137th. |
11.29 billion BoP $
Ranked 5th. |
|
| Goods imports > BoP > Current US$ |
67.27 billion BoP $
Ranked 28th. |
1.68 trillion BoP $
Ranked 1st. 25 times more than Ireland |
|
| GDP per unit of energy use |
9.55 PPP 2000 $/kg of oil eq.
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than United States |
4.6 PPP 2000 $/kg of oil eq.
Ranked 63th. |
|
| Oil > Consumption per thousand people |
35.69 bbl/day
Ranked 45th. |
61.91 bbl/day
Ranked 21st. 73% more than Ireland |
|
| Budget > Revenues > Per $ GDP |
$0.36
per $1 of GDP
Ranked 47th. Twice as much as United States |
$0.18
per $1 of GDP
Ranked 115th. |
|
| Natural gas > Production per capita |
86.72 cu m
Ranked 27th. |
1,975.26 cu m
Ranked 10th. 23 times more than Ireland |
|
| International tourism > Expenditures for travel items > Current US$ |
$10.43 billion
Ranked 22nd. |
$85.37 billion
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Ireland |
|
| Researchers in RandD > Per million people |
2,674.25 per million people
Ranked 9th. |
4,605.01 per million people
Ranked 4th. 72% more than Ireland |
|
| Government spending > Subsidies and other transfers > Current LCU per capita |
6,135.21
Ranked 55th. |
8,247.11
Ranked 44th. 34% more than Ireland |
|
| Government spending > Subsidies and other transfers > Current LCU |
28.08 billion
Ranked 69th. |
2.57 trillion
Ranked 14th. 92 times more than Ireland |
|
| Tax > Taxes on international trade > Current LCU |
37.57 million
Ranked 76th. |
31.87 billion
Ranked 32nd. 848 times more than Ireland |
|
| Tax > Components of taxation > Property tax |
5.6%
Ranked 8th. |
10.1%
Ranked 3rd. 80% more than Ireland |
|
| Currency > DEC alternative conversion factor > LCU per US$ | 0.8 | 1 |
|
| Stocks traded > Total value > Current US$ |
64.69 billion$
Ranked 32nd. |
21.51 trillion$
Ranked 1st. 332 times more than Ireland |
|
| GDP > Composition, by end use > Investment in fixed capital |
10.6%
Ranked 184th. |
14.8%
Ranked 162nd. 40% more than Ireland |
|
| Trade > Exports > Goods and services |
88%
Ranked 10th. 8 times more than United States |
11%
Ranked 149th. |
|
| Trade > Imports > Goods and services > BoP > Current US$ > Per $ GDP |
0.679 BoP $
per $1 of GDP
Ranked 32nd. 4 times more than United States |
0.16 BoP $
per $1 of GDP
Ranked 127th. |
|
| Foreign direct investment > Net > BoP > Current US$ |
-43,490,430,000 BoP $
Ranked 135th. |
100.68 billion BoP $
Ranked 1st. |
|
| Royalty and license fees > Payments > BoP > Current US$ |
19.43 billion BoP $
Ranked 2nd. |
24.5 billion BoP $
Ranked 1st. 26% more than Ireland |
|
| Stock of direct foreign investment > At home per capita |
$158,167.78
Ranked 2nd. 19 times more than United States |
$8,444.99
Ranked 33th. |
|
| Economic aid > Donor per capita |
$230.92
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than United States |
$77.38
Ranked 17th. |
|
| Reserves > Total reserves minus gold > Current US$ |
$1.39 billion
Ranked 118th. |
$139.13 billion
Ranked 14th. 100 times more than Ireland |
|
| Spending > Household final consumption expenditure > Constant 2000 US$ per capita |
$21,228.80
Ranked 13th. |
$30,898.88
Ranked 3rd. 46% more than Ireland |
|
| Spending > Final consumption expenditure > Constant 2000 US$ |
$130.07 billion
Ranked 36th. |
$11.80 trillion
Ranked 1st. 91 times more than Ireland |
|
| Savings > Gross domestic savings > Current US$ |
$74.00 billion
Ranked 36th. |
$2.55 trillion
Ranked 3rd. 34 times more than Ireland |
|
| Financial sector > Exchange rates and prices > GDP deflator > Base year varies by country |
118.78
Ranked 145th. |
124.24
Ranked 136th. 5% more than Ireland |
|
| World Bank exchange rate |
0.72
Ranked 158th. |
1
Ranked 143th. 39% more than Ireland |
|
| Balance of payments > Current account > Balances > Net trade in goods > US$ |
$44.96 billion
Ranked 7th. |
$-503,578,047,000.00
Ranked 142nd. |
|
| Trade > Exports > Goods |
62.02 billion
Ranked 35th. |
1.58 trillion
Ranked 2nd. 25 times more than Ireland |
|
| Electricity > Production |
27.28 billion kWh
Ranked 6th. |
3.95 trillion kWh
Ranked 1st. 145 times more than Ireland |
|
| Electricity > Imports per capita |
168.96 kWh
Ranked 5th. 51% more than United States |
111.87 kWh
Ranked 38th. |
|
| Gender income ratio |
0.4%
Ranked 52nd. |
0.62%
Ranked 16th. 55% more than Ireland |
|
| GDP growth > Duration 1980-2000 |
144%
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than United States |
56%
Ranked 25th. |
|
| Gross national expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP |
0.846$
per $1 of GDP
Ranked 148th. |
1.05$
per $1 of GDP
Ranked 76th. 24% more than Ireland |
|
| Household final > Consumption expenditure > Constant 2000 US$ per capita |
13,072.34 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 16th. |
25,916.88 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 1st. 98% more than Ireland |
|
| Gross fixed capital formation > Current US$ per capita |
11,071.45$
Ranked 3rd. 48% more than United States |
7,474.93$
Ranked 11th. |
|
| Patent applications > Residents |
931
Ranked 22nd. |
231,588
Ranked 2nd. 249 times more than Ireland |
|
| GNI > Atlas method > Current US$ > Per capita |
41,144.05$
per capita
Ranked 6th. |
43,564.23$
per capita
Ranked 5th. 6% more than Ireland |
|
| Income > GNI per capita, PPP > Constant 2005 international $ |
$30,178.66
Ranked 20th. |
$46,084.41
Ranked 3rd. 53% more than Ireland |
|
| Income > GDP, PPP > Constant 2005 international $ per capita |
$36,722.89
Ranked 10th. |
$45,335.90
Ranked 7th. 23% more than Ireland |
|
| Income > GNI, PPP > Constant 2005 international $ |
$138.48 billion
Ranked 50th. |
$14.47 trillion
Ranked 1st. 104 times more than Ireland |
|
| International tourism > Receipts > Current US$ |
6.72 billion$
Ranked 27th. |
122.94 billion$
Ranked 1st. 18 times more than Ireland |
|
| Terms of trade |
96
Ranked 40th. |
116
Ranked 15th. 21% more than Ireland |
|
| Oil > Production per thousand people |
0.0963 bbl/day
Ranked 106th. |
31.32 bbl/day
Ranked 28th. 325 times more than Ireland |
|
| Gross savings > Current US$ per capita |
10,955.9$
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than United States |
5,176.48$
Ranked 19th. |
|
| Innovation > Patent applications, nonresidents per million |
14.64
Ranked 59th. |
821.06
Ranked 7th. 56 times more than Ireland |
|
| Innovation > Patent applications, residents |
494
Ranked 41st. |
247,750
Ranked 3rd. 502 times more than Ireland |
|
| Trade > Exports > Export growth in USD |
150
Ranked 110th. 11% more than United States |
135.15
Ranked 119th. |
|
| Trade > Imports > By good > Silver platinum etc |
107,635
Ranked 15th. |
3.43 million
Ranked 1st. 32 times more than Ireland |
|
| Innovation > Scientific and technical journal articles |
2,798.5
Ranked 36th. |
208,600.8
Ranked 2nd. 75 times more than Ireland |
|
| GDP > PPP > Current international $ per capita |
38,497.14 PPP $
Ranked 4th. |
42,016.29 PPP $
Ranked 2nd. 9% more than Ireland |
|
| Welfare > Revenue, excluding grants > Current LCU per capita |
11,228.1
Ranked 57th. 38% more than United States |
8,158.36
Ranked 69th. |
|
| Micro > Small and medium enterprises > Number per 1000 |
24.27
Ranked 10th. 21% more than United States |
20.04
Ranked 19th. |
|
| Transnational corporations > Affiliates |
1,140
Ranked 48th. |
19,103
Ranked 7th. 17 times more than Ireland |
|
| Tax > Social security contributions |
20.79%
Ranked 35th. |
41.64%
Ranked 1st. Twice as much as Ireland |
|
| Tax > Customs and other import duties > Current LCU |
25.51 million
Ranked 61st. |
29.22 billion
Ranked 22nd. 1146 times more than Ireland |
|
| Tax > Taxes on income > Profits and capital gains > Current LCU |
20.07 billion
Ranked 53th. |
1.09 trillion
Ranked 1st. 54 times more than Ireland |
|
| Tax > Components of taxation > Social security > Employees contribution |
4.5%
Ranked 26th. |
11.7%
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Ireland |
|
| Oil > Imports |
176,000 bbl/day
Ranked 50th. |
10.27 million bbl/day
Ranked 1st. 58 times more than Ireland |
|
| Imports > Partners | UK 39.8%, US 13.2%, Germany 7.6%, Netherlands 5.7% | China 19%, Canada 14.1%, Mexico 12%, Japan 6.4%, Germany 4.7% |
|
| Oil > Imports per thousand people |
39.47 bbl/day
Ranked 28th. 18% more than United States |
33.48 bbl/day
Ranked 37th. |
|
| Electricity > Production per capita |
6,096.97 kWh
Ranked 1st. |
12,885.81 kWh
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Ireland |
|
| Market value of publicly traded shares |
$35.36 billion
Ranked 52nd. |
$15.64 trillion
Ranked 1st. 442 times more than Ireland |
|
| Gross Domestic Product > GDP > Size of GDP > Gross domestic product per million |
$44.00 Billion US dollars, curre
Ranked 4th. |
$44.79 Billion US dollars, curre
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than Ireland |
|
| GDP growth > Duration 1975-2000 |
4%
Ranked 19th. Twice as much as United States |
2%
Ranked 44th. |
|
| Trade > Imports > By good > Passenger cars etc |
2.12 million
Ranked 22nd. |
116.2 million
Ranked 1st. 55 times more than Ireland |
|
| Merchandise > Exports > Current US$ |
109.85 billion$
Ranked 25th. |
904.38 billion$
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Ireland |
|
| Household final > Consumption expenditure > Current US$ |
82.05 billion$
Ranked 33th. |
8.21 trillion$
Ranked 1st. 100 times more than Ireland |
|
| Gross fixed capital formation > Current US$ |
45.06 billion$
Ranked 28th. |
2.19 trillion$
Ranked 1st. 49 times more than Ireland |
|
| Trade > Exports > Goods and services > Constant 2000 US$ |
116.28 billion constant 2000 US$
Ranked 19th. |
1.12 trillion constant 2000 US$
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Ireland |
|
| Household final > Consumption expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita |
20,166.51$
per capita
Ranked 9th. |
27,972.58$
per capita
Ranked 3rd. 39% more than Ireland |
|
| Research and development spending |
1.5%
Ranked 22nd. |
2.5%
Ranked 7th. 67% more than Ireland |
|
| Aid > Untied given |
$540.68 million
Ranked 18th. |
$17,845.09 million
Ranked 1st. 33 times more than Ireland |
|
| Tax > Time to prepare and pay taxes > Hours |
76
Ranked 163th. |
187
Ranked 112th. 2 times more than Ireland |
|
| Balance of payments > Current account > Goods > Services and income > Exports of goods > Services > Income and wo |
$275.58 billion
Ranked 17th. |
$2.16 trillion
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Ireland |
|
| Balance of payments > Capital and financial account > Net errors and omissions > Adjusted > BoP > Current US$ |
$13.27 billion
Ranked 6th. |
$162.52 billion
Ranked 1st. 12 times more than Ireland |
|
| Trade > Imports of goods > Services and income > BoP > Current US$ per capita |
53,195.79 BoP $
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than United States |
8,308.6 BoP $
Ranked 37th. |
|
| Commercial service imports > Current US$ > Per capita |
16,772.64$
per capita
Ranked 2nd. 18 times more than United States |
948.58$
per capita
Ranked 47th. |
|
| Royalty and license fees > Payments > BoP > Current US$ per capita |
4,669.84 BoP $
Ranked 1st. 56 times more than United States |
82.91 BoP $
Ranked 17th. |
|
| Net income > BoP > Current US$ per million |
-7,285,588,115.524 BoP $
Ranked 134th. |
38.22 million BoP $
Ranked 22nd. |
|
| Foreign direct investment > Net > BoP > Current US$ > Per $ GDP |
-215.494 BoP $
per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 129th. |
8.11 BoP $
per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 88th. |
|
| Commercial service imports > Current US$ |
69.76 billion$
Ranked 9th. |
281.17 billion$
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Ireland |
|
| Natural gas > Proved reserves per capita |
2,165.51 cu m
Ranked 63th. |
22,397.07 cu m
Ranked 30th. 10 times more than Ireland |
|
| Natural gas > Consumption |
5.66 billion cu m
Ranked 36th. |
683.3 billion cu m
Ranked 1st. 121 times more than Ireland |
|
| Natural gas > Proved reserves |
9.91 billion cu m
Ranked 76th. |
6.93 trillion cu m
Ranked 6th. 699 times more than Ireland |
|
| External debt > Date of information | 30 June 2006 | 30 June 2006 est. | |
| Micro > Small and medium enterprises > Per 1,000 people |
24.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th. 21% more than United States |
19.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. |
|
| Tourism > International tourism, receipts for travel items > Current US$ per capita |
$1,003.55
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than United States |
$479.02
Ranked 62nd. |
|
| Tourism > International tourism, expenditures > Current US$ |
$7.14 billion
Ranked 36th. |
$117.29 billion
Ranked 2nd. 16 times more than Ireland |
|
| Tourism > International tourism, number of departures |
6.38 million
Ranked 29th. |
58.5 million
Ranked 4th. 9 times more than Ireland |
|
| Gross Domestic Product > GDP > Size of GDP > Gross domestic product |
$196.18 Billion US dollars, curre
Ranked 24th. |
$13,741.60 Billion US dollars, curre
Ranked 1st. 70 times more than Ireland |
|
| Economic growth > Inflation > GDP deflator |
1.4%
Ranked 27th. |
2.69%
Ranked 16th. 92% more than Ireland |
|
| Public expenditure > Health expenditure > Total expenditure on health |
7.5%
Ranked 23th. |
15.3%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Ireland |
|
| Companies > Ease of doing business index > 1=most business-friendly regulations per million |
3.27
Ranked 134th. 257 times more than United States |
0.0127
Ranked 188th. |
|
| International tourism > Receipts for travel items > Current US$ |
$6.34 billion
Ranked 34th. |
$134.91 billion
Ranked 2nd. 21 times more than Ireland |
|
| Tourism receipts > International > Per $ GDP |
$33.31 per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 80th. 3 times more than United States |
$9.90 per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 131st. |
|
| Trade > Tariffs > Binding coverage > All products |
99.98%
Ranked 25th. The same as United States |
99.96%
Ranked 12th. |
|
| GDP > PPP > Constant 2000 international $ > Per capita |
34,255.94 PPP 2000 $
per capita
Ranked 4th. |
37,267.35 PPP 2000 $
per capita
Ranked 2nd. 9% more than Ireland |
|
| GDP > PPP > Current international $ > Per capita |
38,504.68 PPP $
per capita
Ranked 4th. |
41,889.59 PPP $
per capita
Ranked 2nd. 9% more than Ireland |
|
| International tourism > Expenditures > Current US$ |
6.17 billion$
Ranked 17th. |
99.62 billion$
Ranked 1st. 16 times more than Ireland |
|
| Tax > Tax payments > Number per million |
1.96
Ranked 106th. 56 times more than United States |
0.035
Ranked 185th. |
|
| Trade > Exports > Per $ GDP |
$0.47
per $1 of GDP
Ranked 40th. 6 times more than United States |
$0.08
per $1 of GDP
Ranked 152nd. |
|
| Purchasing power parity > GDP > PPP > Constant 2005 international $ |
$161.45 billion
Ranked 52nd. |
$12.82 trillion
Ranked 2nd. 79 times more than Ireland |
|
| Purchasing power parity > PPP conversion factor > Private > Consumption > LCU per international $ |
$1.01
Ranked 123th. 1% more than United States |
$1.00
Ranked 124th. |
|
| Trade > Exports > Export growth |
115.72
Ranked 89th. 1% more than United States |
115.12
Ranked 92nd. |
|
| Tourism expenditures > International |
$5.29 billion
Ranked 19th. |
$93.22 billion
Ranked 1st. 18 times more than Ireland |
|
| Trade > Exports > By good > Perfume toilet cosmetics |
550,330
Ranked 12th. |
3.41 million
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Ireland |
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