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Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Ireland

Ireland: Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 0.887 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.887
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
5th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.898
in 2021
All-time low
0.243
in 1789
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Ireland, 1789–2025

0.20.40.60.8178919072025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Ireland stood at 0.887.

That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Ireland peaked at 0.898 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.243, in 1789.

That places Ireland 5th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.

Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Ireland, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.243 —
1790 0.264 +8.6%
1791 0.278 +5.3%
1792 0.274 -1.4%
1793 0.274 +0.0%
1794 0.274 +0.0%
1795 0.27 -1.5%
1796 0.275 +1.9%
1797 0.27 -1.8%
1798 0.27 +0.0%
1799 0.27 +0.0%
1800 0.27 +0.0%
1801 0.275 +1.9%
1802 0.276 +0.4%
1803 0.27 -2.2%
1804 0.27 +0.0%
1805 0.27 +0.0%
1806 0.275 +1.9%
1807 0.276 +0.4%
1808 0.27 -2.2%
1809 0.27 +0.0%
1810 0.276 +2.2%
1811 0.271 -1.8%
1812 0.276 +1.8%
1813 0.271 -1.8%
1814 0.271 +0.0%
1815 0.271 +0.0%
1816 0.266 -1.8%
1817 0.266 +0.0%
1818 0.271 +1.9%
1819 0.258 -4.8%
1820 0.267 +3.5%
1821 0.262 -1.9%
1822 0.262 +0.0%
1823 0.262 +0.0%
1824 0.262 +0.0%
1825 0.276 +5.3%
1826 0.288 +4.3%
1827 0.282 -2.1%
1828 0.282 +0.0%
1829 0.279 -1.1%
1830 0.285 +2.2%
1831 0.285 +0.0%
1832 0.293 +2.8%
1833 0.301 +2.7%
1834 0.301 +0.0%
1835 0.306 +1.7%
1836 0.301 -1.6%
1837 0.305 +1.3%
1838 0.3 -1.6%
1839 0.304 +1.3%
1840 0.311 +2.3%
1841 0.318 +2.3%
1842 0.311 -2.2%
1843 0.311 +0.0%
1844 0.311 +0.0%
1845 0.311 +0.0%
1846 0.311 +0.0%
1847 0.317 +1.9%
1848 0.312 -1.6%
1849 0.312 +0.0%
1850 0.314 +0.6%
1851 0.316 +0.6%
1852 0.322 +1.9%
1853 0.314 -2.5%
1854 0.314 +0.0%
1855 0.314 +0.0%
1856 0.314 +0.0%
1857 0.32 +1.9%
1858 0.314 -1.9%
1859 0.321 +2.2%
1860 0.316 -1.6%
1861 0.316 +0.0%
1862 0.316 +0.0%
1863 0.316 +0.0%
1864 0.316 +0.0%
1865 0.327 +3.5%
1866 0.327 +0.0%
1867 0.345 +5.5%
1868 0.348 +0.9%
1869 0.345 -0.9%
1870 0.345 +0.0%
1871 0.345 +0.0%
1872 0.345 +0.0%
1873 0.35 +1.4%
1874 0.365 +4.3%
1875 0.36 -1.4%
1876 0.36 +0.0%
1877 0.36 +0.0%
1878 0.36 +0.0%
1879 0.36 +0.0%
1880 0.373 +3.6%
1881 0.375 +0.5%
1882 0.375 +0.0%
1883 0.375 +0.0%
1884 0.409 +9.1%
1885 0.413 +1.0%
1886 0.437 +5.8%
1887 0.442 +1.1%
1888 0.442 +0.0%
1889 0.442 +0.0%
1890 0.442 +0.0%
1891 0.442 +0.0%
1892 0.448 +1.4%
1893 0.464 +3.6%
1894 0.464 +0.0%
1895 0.459 -1.1%
1896 0.463 +0.9%
1897 0.463 +0.0%
1898 0.466 +0.6%
1899 0.466 +0.0%
1900 0.471 +1.1%
1901 0.477 +1.3%
1902 0.477 +0.0%
1903 0.477 +0.0%
1904 0.477 +0.0%
1905 0.477 +0.0%
1906 0.477 +0.0%
1907 0.477 +0.0%
1908 0.477 +0.0%
1909 0.477 +0.0%
1910 0.477 +0.0%
1911 0.477 +0.0%
1912 0.477 +0.0%
1913 0.477 +0.0%
1914 0.467 -2.1%
1915 0.464 -0.6%
1916 0.464 +0.0%
1917 0.464 +0.0%
1918 0.464 +0.0%
1919 0.273 -41.2%
1920 0.279 +2.2%
1921 0.439 +57.3%
1922 0.6 +36.7%
1923 0.643 +7.2%
1924 0.723 +12.4%
1925 0.723 +0.0%
1926 0.723 +0.0%
1927 0.728 +0.7%
1928 0.74 +1.6%
1929 0.74 +0.0%
1930 0.74 +0.0%
1931 0.74 +0.0%
1932 0.748 +1.1%
1933 0.75 +0.3%
1934 0.75 +0.0%
1935 0.75 +0.0%
1936 0.759 +1.2%
1937 0.76 +0.1%
1938 0.756 -0.5%
1939 0.741 -2.0%
1940 0.741 +0.0%
1941 0.741 +0.0%
1942 0.741 +0.0%
1943 0.744 +0.4%
1944 0.747 +0.4%
1945 0.75 +0.4%
1946 0.766 +2.1%
1947 0.766 +0.0%
1948 0.767 +0.1%
1949 0.777 +1.3%
1950 0.777 +0.0%
1951 0.775 -0.3%
1952 0.776 +0.1%
1953 0.776 +0.0%
1954 0.776 +0.0%
1955 0.776 +0.0%
1956 0.776 +0.0%
1957 0.778 +0.3%
1958 0.778 +0.0%
1959 0.778 +0.0%
1960 0.783 +0.6%
1961 0.79 +0.9%
1962 0.804 +1.8%
1963 0.803 -0.1%
1964 0.811 +1.0%
1965 0.808 -0.4%
1966 0.809 +0.1%
1967 0.811 +0.2%
1968 0.811 +0.0%
1969 0.809 -0.2%
1970 0.819 +1.2%
1971 0.819 +0.0%
1972 0.819 +0.0%
1973 0.816 -0.4%
1974 0.824 +1.0%
1975 0.824 +0.0%
1976 0.824 +0.0%
1977 0.824 +0.0%
1978 0.825 +0.1%
1979 0.825 +0.0%
1980 0.825 +0.0%
1981 0.831 +0.7%
1982 0.83 -0.1%
1983 0.829 -0.1%
1984 0.829 +0.0%
1985 0.833 +0.5%
1986 0.833 +0.0%
1987 0.842 +1.1%
1988 0.843 +0.1%
1989 0.841 -0.2%
1990 0.851 +1.2%
1991 0.866 +1.8%
1992 0.867 +0.1%
1993 0.871 +0.5%
1994 0.871 +0.0%
1995 0.871 +0.0%
1996 0.875 +0.5%
1997 0.878 +0.3%
1998 0.88 +0.2%
1999 0.88 +0.0%
2000 0.885 +0.6%
2001 0.885 +0.0%
2002 0.883 -0.2%
2003 0.882 -0.1%
2004 0.882 +0.0%
2005 0.882 +0.0%
2006 0.882 +0.0%
2007 0.891 +1.0%
2008 0.896 +0.6%
2009 0.896 +0.0%
2010 0.896 +0.0%
2011 0.896 +0.0%
2012 0.897 +0.1%
2013 0.895 -0.2%
2014 0.895 +0.0%
2015 0.895 +0.0%
2016 0.886 -1.0%
2017 0.887 +0.1%
2018 0.89 +0.3%
2019 0.887 -0.3%
2020 0.891 +0.5%
2021 0.898 +0.8%
2022 0.892 -0.7%
2023 0.894 +0.2%
2024 0.895 +0.1%
2025 0.887 -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.243 0.243 0.243 1
1790s 0.2719 0.264 0.278 10
1800s 0.2722 0.27 0.276 10
1810s 0.2697 0.258 0.276 10
1820s 0.2722 0.262 0.288 10
1830s 0.2981 0.285 0.306 10
1840s 0.3125 0.311 0.318 10
1850s 0.3163 0.314 0.322 10
1860s 0.3272 0.316 0.348 10
1870s 0.355 0.345 0.365 10
1880s 0.4083 0.373 0.442 10
1890s 0.4577 0.442 0.466 10
1900s 0.4764 0.471 0.477 10
1910s 0.4504 0.273 0.477 10
1920s 0.6338 0.279 0.74 10
1930s 0.7494 0.74 0.76 10
1940s 0.754 0.741 0.777 10
1950s 0.7766 0.775 0.778 10
1960s 0.8039 0.783 0.811 10
1970s 0.8219 0.816 0.825 10
1980s 0.8336 0.825 0.843 10
1990s 0.871 0.851 0.88 10
2000s 0.8864 0.882 0.896 10
2010s 0.8924 0.886 0.897 10
2020s 0.8928 0.887 0.898 6

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 2 Norway 0.89 compare
  2. 3 Belgium 0.889 compare
  3. 3 Sweden 0.889 compare
  4. 5 Estonia 0.887 compare
  5. 7 Switzerland 0.882 compare
  6. 8 Luxembourg 0.869 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Ireland?
Tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Ireland was 0.887 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.898 in 2021.
What is the lowest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.243 in 1789.
How does Ireland rank for tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index?
Ireland ranks 5th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.