Ireland
Headline economic indicators for Ireland, with the most recent official readings.
- GDP growth, year on year (quarterly) 3.6% +4.00 (+1,000.0%) Sep 2026
- Inflation rate (monthly) 3.8% +0.40 (+11.8%) Sep 2026
- Central bank policy rate 2.7% +0.25 (+10.4%) Sep 2026
- Unemployment rate (monthly) 5.0% +0.00 (+0.0%) Sep 2026
- 10-year government bond yield (monthly) 3.6% +0.24 (+7.2%) Sep 2026
- Government debt to GDP (quarterly) 35.3% -1.70 (-4.6%) Jun 2026
Prices
| Indicator | Value | Change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation rate · | 2.2% | +0.10 (+4.6%) | |
| Consumer price index · | 130.0 | +2.81 (+2.2%) | |
| Inflation rate (monthly) · | 3.8% | +0.40 (+11.8%) | |
| Harmonised consumer price index · | 127.2 | +0.30 (+0.2%) | |
| House price index (quarterly) · | 194.4 | +0.94 (+0.5%) | |
| House price inflation, year on year (quarterly) · | 6.0% | -0.86 (-12.6%) | |
| Real house price index (quarterly) · | 144.5 | -2.01 (-1.4%) | |
| Real house price growth, year on year (quarterly) · | 2.3% | -1.41 (-37.8%) | |
| Producer prices, year on year (monthly) · | 11.1% | +1.50 (+15.6%) | |
| GDP deflator inflation · | 1.0% | -3.52 (-77.5%) |
GDP
| Indicator | Value | Change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDP growth rate · | 12.3% | +9.74 (+374.6%) | |
| GDP per capita · | 131,592.46 | +18,698 (+16.6%) | |
| GDP growth, quarter on quarter · | 5.5% | -4.70 (-46.1%) | |
| GDP growth, year on year (quarterly) · | 3.6% | +4.00 (+1,000.0%) | |
| Industrial production, year on year (monthly) · | -15.0% | -15.50 (-3,100.0%) | |
| Retail sales volume, year on year (monthly) · | 2.5% | -0.60 (-19.4%) | |
| Economic sentiment indicator (monthly) · | 91.6 | -6.60 (-6.7%) | |
| Consumer confidence (monthly) · | -23.1 | -2.40 (-11.6%) | |
| GDP per capita, long-run history · | 60,257 | +2,979 (+5.2%) | |
| GDP · | 721,701,359,046.31 | +112,543,899,299 (+18.5%) | |
| GDP, PPP · | 850,567,259,429 | +90,952,241,626 (+12.0%) | |
| GDP per capita, PPP · | 155,089 | +14,310 (+10.2%) | |
| GDP per capita growth · | 10.5% | +9.53 (+955.0%) | |
| GNI per capita · | 87,360 | +6,710 (+8.3%) | |
| Agriculture to GDP · | 1.1% | +0.04 (+3.5%) | |
| Industry to GDP · | 37.8% | +4.12 (+12.3%) | |
| Manufacturing to GDP · | 33.9% | +4.36 (+14.7%) | |
| Services to GDP · | 56.7% | -3.83 (-6.3%) | |
| Household consumption to GDP · | 25.2% | -2.17 (-7.9%) | |
| Gross capital formation to GDP · | 22.9% | +4.68 (+25.7%) | |
| Gross savings to GDP · | 31.3% | -3.55 (-10.2%) |
Labour
| Indicator | Value | Change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate · | 4.6% | +0.33 (+7.7%) | |
| Unemployment rate (monthly) · | 5.0% | +0.00 (+0.0%) | |
| Labour force participation rate · | 64.8% | -0.17 (-0.3%) | |
| Female labour force participation rate · | 59.8% | -0.08 (-0.1%) | |
| Youth unemployment rate · | 10.5% | +0.05 (+0.5%) | |
| Employment to population ratio · | 61.8% | -0.38 (-0.6%) | |
| Employment in agriculture · | 3.9% | -0.10 (-2.6%) | |
| Employment in industry · | 18.2% | -0.24 (-1.3%) | |
| Employment in services · | 77.9% | +0.34 (+0.4%) |
Money
| Indicator | Value | Change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central bank policy rate · | 2.7% | +0.25 (+10.4%) | |
| ECB deposit facility rate · | 2.5% | +0.25 (+11.1%) | |
| Real effective exchange rate (monthly) · | 102.3 | -0.28 (-0.3%) | |
| Nominal effective exchange rate (monthly) · | 102.4 | -0.22 (-0.2%) | |
| Private sector credit to GDP (quarterly) · | 129.3% | +5.92 (+4.8%) | |
| Credit-to-GDP gap (quarterly) · | -64.56 pp | +11.35 (+14.9%) | |
| Cost of borrowing for house purchase (monthly) · | 3.5% | +0.00 (+0.0%) | |
| Cost of borrowing for corporations (monthly) · | 4.3% | -0.15 (-3.4%) | |
| 10-year government bond yield (monthly) · | 3.6% | +0.24 (+7.2%) | |
| Private sector credit to GDP · | 23.8% | -1.44 (-5.7%) | |
| Stock market capitalization to GDP · | 27.8% | -14.24 (-33.8%) | |
| Bank nonperforming loans · | 1.2% | -0.04 (-3.4%) | |
| Official exchange rate · | 0.88 | -0.04 (-4.2%) |
Trade
| Indicator | Value | Change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current account to GDP · | 6.3% | -10.86 (-63.4%) | |
| Exports to GDP · | 140.1% | -3.92 (-2.7%) | |
| Imports to GDP · | 99.9% | -2.29 (-2.2%) | |
| Trade to GDP · | 240.0% | -6.21 (-2.5%) | |
| Exports of goods and services · | 1,010,863,026,885.02 | +133,770,084,980 (+15.3%) | |
| Imports of goods and services · | 720,923,704,651.25 | +98,454,490,213 (+15.8%) | |
| Trade balance, goods and services (annual) · | 243,594,744,989.11 | -9,431,791,009 (-3.7%) | |
| Current account balance (annual) · | 45,256,291,604.76 | -59,074,821,555 (-56.6%) | |
| Foreign direct investment to GDP · | 10.4% | +19.19 (+218.2%) | |
| Remittances received to GDP · | 0.1% | -0.00 (-3.8%) | |
| Total reserves, including gold · | 13,659,404,386.81 | +961,337,365 (+7.6%) | |
| Reserves in months of imports · | 0.1 | -0.01 (-5.7%) |
Government
| Indicator | Value | Change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government debt to GDP (quarterly) · | 35.3% | -1.70 (-4.6%) | |
| Government revenue to GDP · | 25.7% | +2.84 (+12.4%) | |
| Government expense to GDP · | 19.2% | -3.02 (-13.6%) | |
| Tax revenue to GDP · | 17.9% | +0.42 (+2.4%) | |
| Government budget balance to GDP · | 4.4% | +2.82 (+176.9%) | |
| Government consumption to GDP · | 11.2% | -0.83 (-6.9%) | |
| Education spending to GDP · | 2.9% | -0.29 (-9.0%) | |
| Health spending to GDP · | 6.9% | +0.28 (+4.2%) |
Demography
| Indicator | Value | Change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population · | 5,484,367 | +88,577 (+1.6%) | |
| Population, long-run history · | 5,118 | +96.14 (+1.9%) | |
| Population growth · | 1.6% | +0.05 (+3.5%) | |
| Life expectancy · | 83.0 | +0.20 (+0.2%) | |
| Fertility rate · | 1.47 | -0.03 (-2.0%) | |
| Birth rate · | 10.0 | -0.30 (-2.9%) | |
| Death rate · | 6.5 | -0.10 (-1.5%) | |
| Urban population share · | 64.6% | +0.24 (+0.4%) | |
| Population aged 65 and over · | 16.2% | +0.32 (+2.0%) | |
| Under-five mortality rate · | 3.9 | +0.10 (+2.6%) | |
| Population density · | 78.3 | +1.22 (+1.6%) | |
| Net migration · | 35,417 | -3,642 (-9.3%) | |
| Gini index · | 29.0 | -0.90 (-3.0%) |
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Translated titles are not official BIS translations.
Source: ECB
Source: ECB euro foreign exchange reference rates
Source: Bolt, J. and van Zanden, J.L. (2024), Maddison style estimates of the evolution of the world economy: A new 2023 update, Journal of Economic Surveys, 1-41, DOI 10.1111/joes.12618. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. The original sources are listed on each page.
Original sources of these estimates
GDP pc: 2008 - 2022: Total Economy Database the Conference Board for all countries included in TED. Otherwise UN national accounts statistics
Ireland
- 1820, 1870, 1913: MPD 2013, Bolt and Van Zanden, 2014, The Maddison Project: collaborative research on historical national accounts. The Economic History Review, 67(3), 627–651
- 1913-1926: P. Deane (1968), and Feinstein, 1972
- 1926-1950: K.A. Kennedy, Productivity and Industrial Growth: The Irish Experience, Oxford University Press, 1971, p. 3.
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