Ireland vs United States: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita (capita US)
Ireland
78,151 current US$ per person
in 2025
United States
88,812 current US$ per person
in 2024
Ireland rank
7th
United States rank
5th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita (capita US) over time
- Ireland
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 88,812 current US$ per person against 78,151 current US$ per person in Ireland, a difference of 10,661 current US$ per person.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States ahead.
Ireland ranks 7th and United States ranks 5th of 186 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,299 current US$ per person | 7,921 current US$ per person | 4,622 current US$ per person | United States |
| 1980s | 7,725 current US$ per person | 17,855 current US$ per person | 10,130 current US$ per person | United States |
| 1990s | 16,901 current US$ per person | 28,897 current US$ per person | 11,996 current US$ per person | United States |
| 2000s | 40,536 current US$ per person | 44,647 current US$ per person | 4,111 current US$ per person | United States |
| 2010s | 49,726 current US$ per person | 57,864 current US$ per person | 8,138 current US$ per person | United States |
| 2020s | 65,370 current US$ per person | 78,976 current US$ per person | 13,606 current US$ per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita, Ireland or United States?
- United States, at 88,812 current US$ per person against 78,151 current US$ per person in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita between Ireland and United States?
- 10,661 current US$ per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and United States?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and United States rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita?
- Ireland ranks 7th and United States ranks 5th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.