Ireland vs United States of America: Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita

Ireland
58,080 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 2025
United States of America
69,992 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 2024
Ireland rank
8th
United States of America rank
5th

Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita over time

  • Ireland
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 69,992 constant 2015 US$ per person against 58,080 constant 2015 US$ per person in Ireland, a difference of 11,912 constant 2015 US$ per person.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.2 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States of America ahead.

Ireland ranks 8th and United States of America ranks 5th of 163 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 15,873 constant 2015 US$ per person 28,504 constant 2015 US$ per person 12,631 constant 2015 US$ per person United States of America
1980s 18,330 constant 2015 US$ per person 34,713 constant 2015 US$ per person 16,382 constant 2015 US$ per person United States of America
1990s 24,363 constant 2015 US$ per person 42,328 constant 2015 US$ per person 17,965 constant 2015 US$ per person United States of America
2000s 39,143 constant 2015 US$ per person 53,305 constant 2015 US$ per person 14,162 constant 2015 US$ per person United States of America
2010s 45,312 constant 2015 US$ per person 57,929 constant 2015 US$ per person 12,617 constant 2015 US$ per person United States of America
2020s 55,730 constant 2015 US$ per person 66,739 constant 2015 US$ per person 11,009 constant 2015 US$ per person United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per capita, Ireland or United States of America?
United States of America, at 69,992 constant 2015 US$ per person against 58,080 constant 2015 US$ per person in Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per capita between Ireland and United States of America?
11,912 constant 2015 US$ per person, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and United States of America?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Ireland and United States of America rank globally for gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per capita?
Ireland ranks 8th and United States of America ranks 5th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita
Unit
constant 2015 US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 8,409 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.