Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective marginal in Ireland
Ireland: Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective marginal was 38.77 Percentage of taxable income in 2025. ▲ Rising
Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective marginal in Ireland, 2017–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of taxable income.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 38.77 Percentage of taxable income for effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 94.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal in Ireland peaked at 39.13 Percentage of taxable income in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.98 Percentage of taxable income, in 2017.
Ireland ranks 40th of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective marginal in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage of taxable income | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19.98 Percentage of taxable income | — |
| 2018 | 20.25 Percentage of taxable income | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 20.77 Percentage of taxable income | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 20.57 Percentage of taxable income | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 22.72 Percentage of taxable income | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 31.99 Percentage of taxable income | +40.8% |
| 2023 | 39.13 Percentage of taxable income | +22.4% |
| 2024 | 37.02 Percentage of taxable income | -5.4% |
| 2025 | 38.77 Percentage of taxable income | +4.7% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 38.77 Percentage of taxable income is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.11 Percentage of taxable income, 1.9× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 38.77 Percentage of taxable income is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26.05 Percentage of taxable income, 1.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.33 Percentage of taxable income | 19.98 Percentage of taxable income | 20.77 Percentage of taxable income | 3 |
| 2020s | 31.7 Percentage of taxable income | 20.57 Percentage of taxable income | 39.13 Percentage of taxable income | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 37 Mexico 39.73 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 38 Benin 39.63 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 39 Dominican Republic 39.2 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 41 Guatemala 38.38 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 42 Curaçao 35.14 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 43 Italy 33.8 Percentage of taxable income 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 67.14 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 12,444 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 4.82 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 103.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 893.09 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 7.57 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal in Ireland?
- Effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal in Ireland was 38.77 Percentage of taxable income in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 39.13 Percentage of taxable income in 2023.
- What is the lowest effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.98 Percentage of taxable income in 2017.
- How does Ireland rank for effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal?
- Ireland ranks 40th out of 99 countries with data for 2025.
- Is effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.0%. 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 Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective marginal tax rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table reports synthetic tax policy indicators calculated on the basis of a prospective, hypothetical investment project. Unlike backward-looking ETRs, they do not incorporate any information about firms' actual tax payments.The OECD methodology has been described in detail in the OECD Taxation Working Paper No. 38 (Hanappi, 2018). Further methodological information is available in the explanatory annex.