Euro area vs Ireland: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita

Euro area
48,253 current US$ per person
in 2025
Ireland
78,151 current US$ per person
in 2025
Euro area rank
5th
Ireland rank
7th

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

  • Euro area
  • Ireland
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 78,151 current US$ per person against 48,253 current US$ per person in Euro area, a difference of 29,898 current US$ per person.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.6 times Euro area's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Euro area ahead.

Euro area ranks 5th and Ireland ranks 7th of 43 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Euro area averaged higher in 3 and Ireland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 4,765 current US$ per person 3,299 current US$ per person 1,467 current US$ per person Euro area
1980s 10,199 current US$ per person 7,725 current US$ per person 2,473 current US$ per person Euro area
1990s 20,430 current US$ per person 16,901 current US$ per person 3,529 current US$ per person Euro area
2000s 29,381 current US$ per person 40,536 current US$ per person 11,154 current US$ per person Ireland
2010s 36,205 current US$ per person 49,726 current US$ per person 13,521 current US$ per person Ireland
2020s 42,206 current US$ per person 67,501 current US$ per person 25,294 current US$ per person Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita, Euro area or Ireland?
Ireland, at 78,151 current US$ per person against 48,253 current US$ per person in Euro area as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita between Euro area and Ireland?
29,898 current US$ per person, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Ireland?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Euro area and Ireland rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita?
Euro area ranks 5th and Ireland ranks 7th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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 (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
229 places, 10,855 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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