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Ireland: 23rd largest economy, 79th in military spending

Head of state Catherine ConnollyHead of government Micheál MartinCapital Dublin
Population5.5M#120 of 194 in the world · 2025
GDP$722B#23 of 193 in the world · 2025
GDP per person$132k#4 of 193 in the world · 2025
Fossil fuel output32 TWh#77 of 186 in the world · 2016
Military spending$1.3B#79 of 167 in the world · 2024

Bars show the share of states this actor is ahead of. Rank is among states, each at its latest year.

5.5M people, 65% in cities

  • Population5.5M2025
  • Population growth1.6%2025
  • Urban population64.6%2025
  • Land area68.9k km²2023

A $722B economy, $132k per person

  • GDP$722B2025
  • GDP (purchasing power)$851B2025
  • GDP per person$132k2025
  • GDP per person (purchasing power)$155k2025
  • GDP growth12.3%2025

Fuels are 0% of goods exports

  • Exports, share of GDP140.1%2025
  • Imports, share of GDP99.9%2025
  • Fuels, share of goods exports0.4%2024
  • Exports of goods and services$1T2025
  • Imports of goods and services$721B2025

Fossil fuel output of 32 TWh

Oilmade 0.0 TWhused 85 TWh
Gasmade 32 TWhused 50 TWh
Coalmade 0.0 TWhused 4.8 TWh
  • Fossil fuel production (oil + gas + coal)32 TWh2016
  • Primary energy consumption182 TWh2024
  • Energy use per person34.6 MWh2024
  • Electricity generation31 TWh2025
  • Electricity from fossil fuels51.9%2025

Spends $1.3B on its military, 0.2% of GDP

  • Military spending$1.3B2024
  • Military spending, share of GDP0.2%2024
  • Armed forces personnel9k2020
  • Arms imports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$63M2023
  • Arms exports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$46M2022

What Ireland's leaders said lately

1 statement on record, newest first

  • Catherine Martina Ann Connolly, President of Ireland · 1 Octcommitment
    Noted the need to continue working together to address today's challenges. source ↗

Where these numbers come from

Leaders as of 2026-10-05. Figures fetched 2026-10-05; each shows its own year.