Country statistical profiles: Key tables from OECD - ISSN 2075-2288 - © OECD 2018
| | Country statistical profile: Ireland 2018 | |||||||||
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| | | Unit | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| | Production and income | |||||||||
| | GDP per capita | USD current PPPs | 43 302 | 45 176 | 46 469 | 48 297 | 51 468 | 69 459 | 72 485 | |
| | Gross national income (GNI) per capita | USD current PPPs | 36 275 | 36 682 | 37 957 | 41 036 | 43 883 | 54 932 | 59 905 | .. |
| | Household disposable income | Annual growth % | -1.3 | -4.4 | 1.4 | -1.5 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 3.1 | .. |
| | Economic growth | |||||||||
| | Real GDP growth | Annual growth % | 1.8 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 8.3 | 25.6 | 5.1 | 7.8 |
| | Net saving rate in household disposable income | % | 6.2 | 3.7 | 6.6 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.9 | .. |
| | Gross fixed capital formation | Annual growth % | -15.0 | 0.1 | 16.6 | -4.0 | 18.2 | 28.2 | 60.8 | -22.3 |
| | Economic structure: share of real value added | |||||||||
| | Agriculture, forestry, fishing | % | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .. |
| | Industry including energy | % | 24.4 | 26.4 | 25.5 | 24.7 | 24.3 | 38.8 | 36.6 | .. |
| | Construction | % | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.8 | .. |
| | Trade, repairs, transport, accomm., food services | % | 16.2 | 16.2 | 16.4 | 17.2 | 16.2 | 12.6 | 12.6 | .. |
| | Information, communication | % | 9.1 | 8.8 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 10.6 | 8.9 | 9.8 | .. |
| | Finance and insurance | % | 11.3 | 9.6 | 9.1 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 6.7 | 6.8 | .. |
| | Real estate | % | 6.6 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 6.0 | 6.2 | .. |
| | Professional, scientific, support services | % | 9.1 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 10.2 | 11.0 | 10.4 | 11.5 | .. |
| | Public admin., defence, education, health, social work | % | 18.3 | 17.9 | 17.4 | 16.8 | 15.7 | 11.9 | 11.6 | .. |
| | Other services (ISIC Rev.4 R - U) | % | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.2 | .. |
| | Government deficits and debt | |||||||||
| | Government deficit | % of GDP | -32.1 | -12.7 | -8.0 | -6.1 | -3.6 | -1.9 | -0.7 | .. |
| | General government debt | % of GDP | 83.6 | 110.9 | 129.1 | 131.4 | 121.6 | 88.7 | 83.4 | .. |
| | General government revenues | % of GDP | 33.0 | 33.6 | 33.9 | 34.1 | 33.9 | 26.9 | 26.4 | .. |
| | General government expenditures | % of GDP | 65.1 | 46.3 | 41.9 | 40.2 | 37.5 | 28.8 | 27.1 | .. |
| | Expenditure | |||||||||
| | Government/compulsory expenditure on health | % of GDP | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 5.4 | .. | ||
| | Voluntary expenditure on health | % of GDP | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 2.3 | .. | ||
| | Public social expenditure | % of GDP | 22.4 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 20.2 | 19.2 | 17.0 | 16.1 | .. |
| | Private social expenditure | % of GDP | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Public pension expenditure | % of GDP | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.9 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Private pension expenditure | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Net official development assistance (Aid) | % of GNI | 0.52 | 0.51 | 0.47 | 0.46 | 0.38 | 0.32 | 0.32 | .. |
| | Taxes | |||||||||
| | Total tax revenue | % of GDP | 27.0 | 27.3 | 27.5 | 28.2 | 28.5 | 23.1 | 23.0 | .. |
| | Tax on personal income | % of GDP | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 7.3 | 7.3 | .. |
| | Tax on corporate profits | % of GDP | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 | .. |
| | Taxes on goods and services | % of GDP | 9.8 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 7.5 | 7.5 | .. |
| | Taxes on the average worker | % of labour cost | 25.8 | 25.8 | 26.9 | 27.6 | 27.9 | 27.3 | 27.1 | .. |
| | Trade | |||||||||
| | Imports of goods and services | % of GDP | 86.5 | 84.4 | 89.7 | 87.3 | 95.2 | 91.5 | 99.6 | 87.9 |
| | Exports of goods and services | % of GDP | 103.1 | 103.1 | 106.9 | 106.0 | 113.0 | 124.6 | 121.6 | 120.0 |
| | Goods trade balance: exports minus imports of goods | Bln USD | 54.7 | 57.4 | 47.4 | 45.8 | 54.0 | 125.8 | 117.0 | 121.0 |
| | Imports of goods | Bln USD | 82.1 | 82.5 | 83.5 | 85.3 | 97.8 | 96.4 | 95.1 | 98.0 |
| | Exports of goods | Bln USD | 136.8 | 139.9 | 130.9 | 131.1 | 151.9 | 222.2 | 212.0 | 219.0 |
| | Service trade balance: exports minus imports of services | Bln USD | -17.8 | -12.6 | -8.7 | -0.8 | -8.1 | -29.6 | -49.9 | -13.7 |
| | Imports of services | Bln USD | 109.9 | 119.3 | 118.9 | 123.6 | 147.9 | 169.7 | 202.4 | 195.4 |
| | Exports of services | Bln USD | 92.1 | 106.7 | 110.3 | 122.7 | 139.7 | 140.1 | 152.5 | 181.7 |
| | Current account balance of payments | % of GDP | -2.0 | -2.4 | -2.6 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 10.9 | 3.9 | 12.5 |
| | Foreign direct investment (FDI) | |||||||||
| | Outward FDI stocks | Mln USD | .. | .. | 412 012 | 535 082 | 619 374 | 909 668 | 841 981 | .. |
| | Inward FDI stocks | Mln USD | .. | .. | 383 201 | 408 786 | 416 050 | 888 221 | 842 910 | .. |
| | Inflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 42 807 | 23 566 | 46 616 | 37 417 | 215 829 | 12 542 | .. | |
| | Outflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 22 350 | -1 166 | 29 360 | 41 440 | 168 359 | 29 374 | .. | |
| | Prices and interest rates | |||||||||
| | Inflation rate: all items | Annual growth % | -0.9 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| | Inflation rate: all items non food non energy | Annual growth % | -1.2 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.3 |
| | Inflation rate: food | Annual growth % | -4.6 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.1 | -2.2 | -2.1 | -1.3 | -2.1 |
| | Inflation rate: energy | Annual growth % | 9.6 | 12.0 | 9.3 | -0.1 | -1.5 | -8.2 | -6.2 | 3.9 |
| | Producer Price Indices (PPI): manufacturing | Annual growth % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Long-term interest rates | % | 5.99 | 9.58 | 5.99 | 3.83 | 2.26 | 1.11 | 0.69 | 0.79 |
| | Purchasing power and exchange rates | |||||||||
| | Purchasing power parities | EUR per USD | 0.85 | 0.83 | 0.82 | 0.81 | 0.82 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.81 |
| | Exchange rates | EUR per USD | 0.76 | 0.72 | 0.78 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.89 |
| | Indices of price levels | OECD=100 | 110 | 110 | 104 | 109 | 112 | 102 | 102 | 103 |
| | Energy supply and prices | |||||||||
| | Total primary energy supply (TPES) | Mtoe | 14.4 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.0 | 12.8 | 13.3 | 13.8 | .. |
| | TPES per unit of GDP at 2000 prices and PPPs | Toe per '000 USD | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.05 | .. |
| | Renewable energy | Ktoe | 662.7 | 767.1 | 779.2 | 841.8 | 961.7 | 1 070.3 | 1 084.0 | .. |
| | Crude oil import prices | USD per barrel | 80.95 | 113.92 | 115.64 | 110.46 | 99.87 | 53.54 | 45.03 | .. |
| | Information and Communications Technology (ICT) | |||||||||
| | Households with access to computers | % | 76.5 | 80.6 | 82.7 | 83.6 | .. | 83.5 | .. | 83.8 |
| | Households with access to internet | % | 71.7 | 78.1 | 81.1 | 82.4 | 82.2 | 84.9 | 86.9 | 88.4 |
| | Environment | |||||||||
| | Water abstactions | Mln m3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | National fish landings in domestic ports | '000 tonnes | 162 | 159 | 217 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | National fish landings in foreign ports | '000 tonnes | 131 | 44 | 57 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Aquaculture | '000 tonnes | .. | 45 | 36 | 35 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Municipal waste total | '000 tonnes | 2 846 | 2 823 | 2 693 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| | Municipal waste total per capita | Kg | 615 | 605 | 576 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| | CO2emissions from fuel combustion | Mln tonnes | 39 | 35 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 35 | .. | .. |
| | Education | |||||||||
| | Tertiary attainment in population aged 25-64 | % | 38 | 38 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 43 | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: primary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | 8 730 | 8 128 | 8 007 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: secondary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | 11 399 | 10 900 | 10 665 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: tertiary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | 14 305 | 13 523 | 14 131 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Youths 15-19 not in education nor employment | % | 10.1 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 10.6 | 9.1 | 8.0 | .. | .. |
| | Youths 20-24 not in education nor employment | % | 26.1 | 26.1 | 25.7 | 22.0 | 21.2 | 19.8 | .. | .. |
| | Employment | |||||||||
| | Employment rate in population aged 15-24 | % | 38.7 | 36.2 | 34.8 | 36.6 | 36.8 | 37.9 | 42.1 | .. |
| | Employment rate in population aged 25-54 | % | 70.2 | 69.2 | 69.4 | 71.3 | 73.0 | 74.6 | 75.7 | .. |
| | Employment rate in population aged 55-64 | % | 50.3 | 50.1 | 49.4 | 51.3 | 53.0 | 55.7 | 57.2 | .. |
| | Incidence of part-time employment | % | 24.9 | 25.7 | 25.0 | 24.2 | 23.4 | 23.3 | 22.8 | .. |
| | Self-employment rate: total employment | % | 16.9 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 17.2 | 16.9 | .. |
| | Self-employment rate: male employment | % | 24.9 | 24.2 | 24.3 | 25.0 | 25.2 | 24.7 | 24.1 | .. |
| | Self-employment rate: female employment | % | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.3 | .. |
| | Unemployment | |||||||||
| | Unemployment rate: total labour force | % | 14.5 | 15.4 | 15.5 | 13.7 | 11.9 | 9.9 | 8.4 | .. |
| | Unemployment rate: male labour force | % | 17.1 | 17.7 | 17.7 | 14.9 | 12.7 | 10.7 | 9.0 | .. |
| | Unemployment rate: female labour force | % | 11.4 | 12.5 | 12.7 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 8.9 | 7.6 | .. |
| | Long-term unemployment: total unemployed | % | 49.1 | 59.3 | 61.7 | 60.6 | 59.2 | 57.6 | 55.3 | .. |
| | Labour compensation and hours worked | |||||||||
| | Labour compensation per unit labour input, total economy | Annual growth % | -3.1 | 7.9 | -0.4 | -0.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.1 | .. |
| | Average time worked per person in employment | Hours per year | 1 801 | 1 801 | 1 806 | 1 815 | 1 821 | 1 820 | 1 879 | .. |
| | Research and Development (R&D) | |||||||||
| | Gross domestic expenditure on R&D | Mln USD | 3 145 | 3 153 | 3 196 | 3 267 | 3 419 | 3 363 | 3 479 | .. |
| | Researchers: full-time equivalent | Per '000 employed | 7.5 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 10.7 | 12.8 | 12.9 | .. |
| | Population | |||||||||
| | Total population | '000 persons | 4 555 | 4 575 | 4 585 | 4 593 | 4 610 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Population growth rates | % | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Total fertitity rates | Children | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | .. | .. |
| | Youth population aged less than 15 | % of population | 21.0 | 21.3 | 21.7 | 21.9 | 22.0 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Elderly population aged 65 and over | % of population | 11.3 | 11.6 | 12.0 | 12.4 | 12.7 | .. | .. | .. |
| | International migration | |||||||||
| | Foreign-born population | % of population | 17.0 | 16.4 | 16.3 | 16.4 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Foreign population | % of population | 12.3 | 11.7 | 12.0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Unemployment rate in population of native-born men | % of labour force | 16.9 | 17.8 | 17.8 | 15.0 | 13.0 | 10.7 | 9.2 | .. |
| | Unemployment rate in population of foreign-born men | % of labour force | 19.9 | 19.8 | 19.4 | 16.7 | 14.2 | 12.9 | 9.8 | .. |
| | Unemployment rate in population of native-born women | % of labour force | 9.2 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 9.8 | 8.6 | 7.2 | 6.0 | .. |
| | Unemployment rate in population of foreign-born women | % of labour force | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 12.7 | 9.7 | 8.8 | .. |
| | Health | |||||||||
| | Life expectancy at birth | Years | 80.8 | 80.8 | 80.9 | 81.1 | 81.4 | 81.5 | .. | .. |
| | Life expectancy at birth: men | Years | 78.5 | 78.6 | 78.7 | 79.0 | 79.3 | 79.6 | .. | .. |
| | Life expectancy at birth: women | Years | 83.1 | 83.0 | 83.1 | 83.1 | 83.5 | 83.4 | .. | .. |
| | Infant mortality | Per '000 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.4 | .. | .. |
| | Overweight or obese, % of population aged 15 and over | Measured | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 61.0 | .. | .. |
| | Suicide Rates | Per 100 000 persons | 11.0 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 10.9 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Transport | |||||||||
| | Goods transport | Mln tonne-km | 11 016 | 10 046 | 9 986 | 9 237 | 9 872 | 9 940 | 11 665 | .. |
| | Passenger transport | Mln passenger-km | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Road Fatalities | Per mln inhabitants | 46 | 41 | 36 | 41 | 42 | 35 | 39 | .. |
| Last updated: 4 April 2018; disclaimer: http://oe.cd/disclaimer | ||||||||||
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| Source: OECD Data (data.oecd.org). | ||||||||||