Ireland: GDP per capita (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Ireland's GDP per capita (current LCU) rose 12,153 on 2024 (from 104,302 to 116,455).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +3,027 and a typical year strayed about 4,065 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 14,841 in 2015 and the biggest yearly fall was 4,338 in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 6,387 a year. A straight line explains 97% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about 130,991 for 2028. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2023 to 2025 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 2,188, against 7,359 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

In 2025, Ireland had the 94th highest value of the 186 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Ireland in the 2025 ranking

• Singapore — 91st of 186: 129,194
• Trinidad and Tobago — 92nd of 186: 128,006
• South Africa — 93rd of 186: 118,025
• Nicaragua — 95th of 186: 116,221
• Ethiopia — 96th of 186: 111,421
• Poland — 97th of 186: 106,873

What this measures

Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.

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GDP per capita (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Albania — 1.13 million (2025)
• Andorra — 48,046 (2025)
• Armenia — 3.67 million (2025)
• Austria — 55,691 (2025)
• Azerbaijan — 12,598 (2025)
• Belarus — 31,549 (2025)
• Belgium — 53,762 (2025)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 18,009 (2025)
• Bulgaria — 18,034 (2025)
• Channel Islands — 60,007 (2023)
• Croatia — 23,986 (2025)

More economic policy & debt data for Ireland

• Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$13.66 billion (2025)
• Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$11.97 billion (2025)
• GDP (current US$) — US$721.7 billion (2025)
• GDP (current LCU) — 638.68 billion (2025)
• GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$572.66 billion (2025)
• GDP (constant LCU) — 535.98 billion (2025)
• GDP per capita (current US$) — US$131,592 (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$104,417 (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 97,728 (2025)
• GNI (current US$) — US$494.71 billion (2025)
• GNI (current LCU)

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Questions people ask

What is Ireland's GDP per capita (current LCU)?

116,455 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is up 36,246% from 320.41 in 1960 (9.49% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 116,455 in 2025 and the lowest 320.41 in 1960.

How does Ireland rank?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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