Ireland's gni per capita rose from US$18.9k in 1996 to US$87.4k in 2025.
Ireland · Income & inequality
Living standards, poverty and distribution.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Income
GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)
current international $
5th of 181 · 3rd in Europe & C. Asia
Ireland's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) rose from intl $18.8k in 1996 to intl $106k in 2025.
Ireland's median equivalised net household income rose from PPS 8,886 in 1995 to PPS 25.4k in 2025.
Household consumption per capita (constant 2015 US$)
constant 2015 US$
13th of 129 · 8th in Europe & C. Asia
Ireland's household consumption per capita (constant 2015 us$) rose from US$13.7k in 1996 to US$24.5k in 2025.
Inequality
Gini index
index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)
12th of 57 · 11th in Europe & C. Asia
Ireland's gini index fell from 35.5 in 1987 to 29 in 2023.
Ireland's income share held by highest 10% fell from 27.3 % in 1987 to 24.1 % in 2023.
Ireland's income share held by lowest 20% rose from 7.0 % in 1987 to 9.2 % in 2023.
Poverty
Ireland's extreme poverty fell from 1.3 % in 1987 to 0.1 % in 2023.
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines
% of population
18th of 73 · 14th in Europe & C. Asia*
Ireland's poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines rose from 13.8 % in 2019 to 14.0 % in 2021.
Ireland's at-risk-of-poverty rate fell from 19.0 % in 1995 to 13.0 % in 2025.