Ireland vs United States of America: GDP per capita

Ireland
34,075 international-$ in 1990 prices
in 2020
United States of America
33,426 international-$ in 1990 prices
in 2020
Ireland rank
3rd
United States of America rank
4th

GDP per capita over time

  • Ireland
  • United States of America
010.0k20.0k30.0k187019452020

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 34,075 international-$ in 1990 prices against 33,426 international-$ in 1990 prices in United States of America, a difference of 649 international-$ in 1990 prices.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was United States of America ahead.

Ireland ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 4th of 162 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland United States of America Difference Ahead
1870s 1,775 international-$ in 1990 prices 2,445 international-$ in 1990 prices 669.59 international-$ in 1990 prices United States of America
1880s 1,934 international-$ in 1990 prices 3,184 international-$ in 1990 prices 1,250 international-$ in 1990 prices United States of America
1890s 2,229 international-$ in 1990 prices 3,392 international-$ in 1990 prices 1,163 international-$ in 1990 prices United States of America
1900s 2,498 international-$ in 1990 prices 4,091 international-$ in 1990 prices 1,593 international-$ in 1990 prices United States of America
1910s 2,736 international-$ in 1990 prices 5,301 international-$ in 1990 prices 2,565 international-$ in 1990 prices United States of America
1920s 2,698 international-$ in 1990 prices 6,591 international-$ in 1990 prices 3,892 international-$ in 1990 prices United States of America
1930s 2,926 international-$ in 1990 prices 5,452 international-$ in 1990 prices 2,525 international-$ in 1990 prices United States of America
1950s 3,687 international-$ in 1990 prices 10,229 international-$ in 1990 prices 6,543 international-$ in 1990 prices United States of America
1960s 4,667 international-$ in 1990 prices 12,374 international-$ in 1990 prices 7,707 international-$ in 1990 prices United States of America
1970s 6,758 international-$ in 1990 prices 15,657 international-$ in 1990 prices 8,899 international-$ in 1990 prices United States of America
1980s 8,923 international-$ in 1990 prices 19,647 international-$ in 1990 prices 10,724 international-$ in 1990 prices United States of America
1990s 13,101 international-$ in 1990 prices 23,919 international-$ in 1990 prices 10,818 international-$ in 1990 prices United States of America
2000s 23,895 international-$ in 1990 prices 29,772 international-$ in 1990 prices 5,877 international-$ in 1990 prices United States of America
2010s 25,578 international-$ in 1990 prices 31,585 international-$ in 1990 prices 6,006 international-$ in 1990 prices United States of America
2020s 34,075 international-$ in 1990 prices 33,426 international-$ in 1990 prices 649.8 international-$ in 1990 prices Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita, Ireland or United States of America?
Ireland, at 34,075 international-$ in 1990 prices against 33,426 international-$ in 1990 prices in United States of America as of 2020.
What is the difference in gdp per capita between Ireland and United States of America?
649 international-$ in 1990 prices, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and United States of America?
24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Ireland and United States of America rank globally for gdp per capita?
Ireland ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 4th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Ireland vs United States of America: GDP per capita. Statizoid, drawing on Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/gdp-per-capita-prados-de-la-escosura/ireland/united-states/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/gdp-per-capita-prados-de-la-escosura/ireland/united-states/">Ireland vs United States of America: GDP per capita</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
GDP per capita
Unit
international-$ in 1990 prices
Source
Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 3,421 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed

GDP per capita expressed in international-$ at 1990 prices to account for inflation and differences in the cost of living between countries.