Ireland vs United States of America: Price level index
Price level index over time
- Ireland
- United States of America
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 102.15 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure against 100 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in United States of America, a difference of 2.15 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 13th and United States of America ranks 16th of 205 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 109.02 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 100 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 9.02 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | Ireland |
| 2000s | 125.36 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 100 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 25.36 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | Ireland |
| 2010s | 120.12 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 100 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 20.12 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | Ireland |
| 2020s | 102.68 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 100 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 2.68 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher price level index, Ireland or United States of America?
- Ireland, at 102.15 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure against 100 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in United States of America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in price level index between Ireland and United States of America?
- 2.15 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and United States of America?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and United States of America rank globally for price level index?
- Ireland ranks 13th and United States of America ranks 16th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB), published as Price level index (Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The price level index (PLI) is the ratio of a purchasing power parity (PPP) conversion factor to the corresponding market exchange rate between two countries, expressed relative to a base country that is set equal to 100. For this series the base country is the United States. It provides a measure of the differences in price level between the country and the United States by indicating the number of units of the common currency (US dollars) needed to buy the same volume of the aggregation level in each country. This indicator provides a measure of the differences in the price levels of countries at the level of Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure.