Ireland vs Southern Asia: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person
Ireland
8.1%
in 2025
Southern Asia
3.8%
in 2025
Ireland rank
4th
Southern Asia rank
4th
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person over time
- Ireland
- Southern Asia
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 8.1% against 3.8% in Southern Asia, a difference of 4.3%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 2.1 times Southern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 4th and Southern Asia ranks 4th of 200 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Southern Asia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 3.8% | 1.6% | Southern Asia |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 3.9% | 0.8% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 2.2% | 1.9% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person, Ireland or Southern Asia?
- Ireland, at 8.1% against 3.8% in Southern Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person between Ireland and Southern Asia?
- 4.3%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Southern Asia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Southern Asia rank globally for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Ireland ranks 4th and Southern Asia ranks 4th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.