Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Ireland
Ireland: Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing was 0.7509 National currency per US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Ireland, 1960–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency per US dollar.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Ireland is 0.7509 National currency per US dollar, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Ireland peaked at 1.01 National currency per US dollar in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.2628 National currency per US dollar, in 1960.
Ireland ranks 41st of 53 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Ireland, year by year
| Year | National currency per US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2628 National currency per US dollar | — |
| 1961 | 0.2668 National currency per US dollar | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 0.2736 National currency per US dollar | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.2768 National currency per US dollar | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.2982 National currency per US dollar | +7.7% |
| 1965 | 0.303 National currency per US dollar | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.3058 National currency per US dollar | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.3069 National currency per US dollar | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.3051 National currency per US dollar | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.3165 National currency per US dollar | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 0.3207 National currency per US dollar | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.3374 National currency per US dollar | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 0.3667 National currency per US dollar | +8.7% |
| 1973 | 0.4008 National currency per US dollar | +9.3% |
| 1974 | 0.3901 National currency per US dollar | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.4289 National currency per US dollar | +9.9% |
| 1976 | 0.492 National currency per US dollar | +14.7% |
| 1977 | 0.5246 National currency per US dollar | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 0.5418 National currency per US dollar | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.5687 National currency per US dollar | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 0.5982 National currency per US dollar | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 0.6419 National currency per US dollar | +7.3% |
| 1982 | 0.6963 National currency per US dollar | +8.5% |
| 1983 | 0.7418 National currency per US dollar | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 0.7616 National currency per US dollar | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.7766 National currency per US dollar | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8111 National currency per US dollar | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 0.8089 National currency per US dollar | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.8067 National currency per US dollar | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.8191 National currency per US dollar | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.7838 National currency per US dollar | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 0.7718 National currency per US dollar | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.7759 National currency per US dollar | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.7971 National currency per US dollar | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.7937 National currency per US dollar | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.801 National currency per US dollar | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.8073 National currency per US dollar | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8344 National currency per US dollar | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.8633 National currency per US dollar | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9139 National currency per US dollar | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 0.9436 National currency per US dollar | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9694 National currency per US dollar | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.982 National currency per US dollar | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 1 National currency per US dollar | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9913 National currency per US dollar | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.01 National currency per US dollar | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9784 National currency per US dollar | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9576 National currency per US dollar | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9444 National currency per US dollar | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9008 National currency per US dollar | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8497 National currency per US dollar | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8315 National currency per US dollar | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8231 National currency per US dollar | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8112 National currency per US dollar | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.819 National currency per US dollar | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8097 National currency per US dollar | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7943 National currency per US dollar | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7944 National currency per US dollar | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7922 National currency per US dollar | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7941 National currency per US dollar | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7754 National currency per US dollar | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7519 National currency per US dollar | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7214 National currency per US dollar | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7403 National currency per US dollar | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.7409 National currency per US dollar | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.7509 National currency per US dollar | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2916 National currency per US dollar | 0.2628 National currency per US dollar | 0.3165 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4372 National currency per US dollar | 0.3207 National currency per US dollar | 0.5687 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7462 National currency per US dollar | 0.5982 National currency per US dollar | 0.8191 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8142 National currency per US dollar | 0.7718 National currency per US dollar | 0.9139 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9683 National currency per US dollar | 0.9008 National currency per US dollar | 1.01 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8119 National currency per US dollar | 0.7922 National currency per US dollar | 0.8497 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7468 National currency per US dollar | 0.7214 National currency per US dollar | 0.7754 National currency per US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 38 Luxembourg 0.8325 National currency per US dollar compare
- 39 Singapore 0.8041 National currency per US dollar compare
- 40 Finland 0.7542 National currency per US dollar compare
- 42 Austria 0.7254 National currency per US dollar compare
- 43 Belgium 0.7199 National currency per US dollar compare
- 44 Germany 0.71 National currency per US dollar compare
More economy & growth data for Ireland
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.96 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 10.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 163,115 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 9.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 1.19 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 156,418 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 51.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2224 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Ireland?
- Annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Ireland was 0.7509 National currency per US dollar in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 National currency per US dollar in 2005.
- What is the lowest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2628 National currency per US dollar in 1960.
- How does Ireland rank for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing?
- Ireland ranks 41st out of 53 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing Power Parities for GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table shows annual Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for Gross Domestic Product (GDP), household final consumption expenditure and actual individual consumption. It also shows exchange rates (annual averages and end of period), sourced from the International Monetary Fund's database on International Financial Statistics. Final consumption expenditure is the expenditure of resident households on consumption goods or services, while individual consumption is the sum of household consumption plus the individual (not collective) consumption of the non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) and General Government sectors. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE4 dataset. For further information on (PPPs) please check the following link: Purchasing Power Parities and more precisely FAQ 2: Purchasing power parities OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org