Ireland Economy and Trade
GDP $721.70B · real growth 12.3% · 2025
The latest comparable figures displayed for Ireland include $721.70B of nominal GDP in 2025 and 12.3% real growth in 2025. The income-scale indicator is $131,592 per person in 2025, with CPI inflation shown separately at 2.2% for 2025. Reference years remain attached to each series so readers can compare the figures without treating differently dated measures as one snapshot.
Ireland at a Glance
Each measure keeps its actual reference year and definition.
Output trend
Macro signals
Available measures are shown with their reported reference periods.
Macro signals
What Ireland's economic profile is telling you
Ireland's headline GDP expanded sharply in 2025, with the World Bank reporting 12.3 percent real growth and exceptionally high GDP per capita. For Ireland, multinational activity can make GDP unusually volatile, so the headline figure should be interpreted with that structural context in mind.
Reading the macro data
Nominal GDP measures current-dollar size. Real growth, inflation and unemployment describe different economic conditions.
Reading the trade data
Merchandise trade covers goods. A balance appears only when exports and imports have a verified matching year and currency basis.
Detailed Economic Data
| Indicator | Ireland | Reference period | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDPcurrent US$ | $721.70B | 2025 | Actual |
| GDP per capitacurrent US$ | $131,592.5 | 2025 | Actual |
| Real GDP growthannual % | 12.3% | 2025 | Actual |
| InflationCPI annual % | 2.2% | 2025 | Actual |
| Unemploymentmodeled ILO estimate | 4.6% | 2025 | Estimate |
| Merchandise balancematched year required | Not calculated | Unavailable | Unavailable |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Ireland's latest GDP?
The World Bank GDP observation used here is $721.70B for 2025.
What does merchandise trade show for Ireland?
A current matched merchandise export and import pair was not independently resolved, so no goods balance is calculated.
Sources & methodology
Sources for the economic indicators and definitions shown above.
View sources used for this page
Core macroeconomic indicators.
Official data: GDP · GDP per capita · Real growth · Inflation · Unemployment
Matched-year merchandise trade where independently resolved.
Official data: WTO economy profiles