Belgium vs Ireland: Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing over time
- Belgium
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.7509 National currency per US dollar against 0.7199 National currency per US dollar in Belgium, a difference of 0.031 National currency per US dollar.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 43rd and Ireland ranks 41st of 53 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and Ireland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8917 National currency per US dollar | 0.2916 National currency per US dollar | 0.6001 National currency per US dollar | Belgium |
| 1970s | 0.9484 National currency per US dollar | 0.4372 National currency per US dollar | 0.5113 National currency per US dollar | Belgium |
| 1980s | 0.9092 National currency per US dollar | 0.7462 National currency per US dollar | 0.163 National currency per US dollar | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.9254 National currency per US dollar | 0.8142 National currency per US dollar | 0.1112 National currency per US dollar | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.8792 National currency per US dollar | 0.9683 National currency per US dollar | 0.0892 National currency per US dollar | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.7956 National currency per US dollar | 0.8119 National currency per US dollar | 0.0163 National currency per US dollar | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.7103 National currency per US dollar | 0.7468 National currency per US dollar | 0.0365 National currency per US dollar | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing, Belgium or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 0.7509 National currency per US dollar against 0.7199 National currency per US dollar in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing between Belgium and Ireland?
- 0.031 National currency per US dollar, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ireland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Ireland rank globally for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing?
- Belgium ranks 43rd and Ireland ranks 41st of 53 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing Power Parities for GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This table shows annual Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for Gross Domestic Product (GDP), household final consumption expenditure and actual individual consumption. It also shows exchange rates (annual averages and end of period), sourced from the International Monetary Fund's database on International Financial Statistics. Final consumption expenditure is the expenditure of resident households on consumption goods or services, while individual consumption is the sum of household consumption plus the individual (not collective) consumption of the non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) and General Government sectors. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE4 dataset. For further information on (PPPs) please check the following link: Purchasing Power Parities and more precisely FAQ 2: Purchasing power parities OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org