FOR EUROPE/IRELAND
MEMBER STATE
LIGHT

IRELAND

Éire go Brách

500B
GDP 2024
POP
5M
GDP/CAP
€111,400
UNEMP
4.1%
INFLATION
1.3%
TRADE BAL
+€90B
R&D
1.2% GDP
GDP GROWTH
2.0%
HDI
#8
GDP — €B€0.6T
226B350B475B599B20152024€563B
EXPORTS — €B€224B
111B153B194B236B20152024€224B
UNEMPLOYMENT — %4.1%
3.55.77.810.0201520244.1%
POPULATION — M5.38M
4.64.95.25.5201520245.4M
RENEWABLES — %41.3%
23.329.936.643.22015202441.3%
PUBLIC DEBT — % GDP40.9%
36.651.566.381.22015202440.9%
SECTOR GDP BREAKDOWN
Services
60.9%
Industry
38.2%
Agriculture
0.9%
USA
32.4%
Netherlands
10.3%
UK
9.3%
EU PARLIAMENT SEATS
NL
31
BE
22
PT
21
DK
15
IE
14
EU BUDGET CONTRIBUTION
NL
4.9%
BE
2.7%
IE
2.1%
PT
1.2%
EU SEATS
14
RENEWABLE
41%
LIFE EXP
83 YRS
DENSITY
77/km²
INTERNET
103 Mbps
AREA
70,273 km²
SUPERPOWER

TECH HUB & STORYTELLING

European HQ for Google, Apple, Meta, and more. But also: Joyce, Yeats, Wilde. Ireland combines silicon with soul.

CAPITAL
Dublin
LANGUAGE
Irish, English
DIAL
+353
TIMEZONE
GMT (UTC+0)
CURRENCY
Euro (€)
EU SINCE
1973
EXPORTS
€224B
IMPORTS
€134B
TRADE BAL
+€90B
CO₂ TARGET
-51% by 2030
R&D / GDP
1.2%
EU BUDGET
2.1%
KEY FACTS
Highest GDP per capita in EU
English-speaking gateway to Europe
70M+ people of Irish descent globally
KEY COMPANIES
AppleGoogleMetaRyanairCRH
ENERGY MIX (41% RENEWABLE)
Wind 34% Solar 3% Biomass 3% Hydro 1%
AppleGoogleMetaMicrosoftIntelPfizerRyanairStripeAccentureMedtronicKerry GroupCRHJamesonGuinnessAer LingusAIBBank of IrelandESBKingspanPaddy PowerAppleGoogleMetaMicrosoftIntelPfizerRyanairStripeAccentureMedtronicKerry GroupCRHJamesonGuinnessAer LingusAIBBank of IrelandESBKingspanPaddy Power
EU cap
IRELAND EDITION
EU STARS (FRONT) · FLAG (BACK) · EMBROIDERED · EU MADE
10% OF PROFITS SUPPORT EUROPEAN DEMOCRACY
€29
FREE EU SHIPPING
IRELAND · EU 1973SYS OK