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Economy of Ireland vs Tuvalu compared: GDP & Debt

Updated on by Georank team

Ireland has a GDP of $577B compared to $62.3M for Tuvalu, ranking 26/197 and 196/197 by economy size, respectively.

Ireland has $237B in government debt (36.7% of GDP), compared to $2.84M (3.26% of GDP) in Tuvalu.

The chart below compares the two countries' GDP growth in both current (nominal) and constant dollars, accounting for inflation over time.

Ireland
GDP, current $

GDP, constant 2015 $
Tuvalu
GDP, current $

GDP, constant 2015 $
Year GDP
Ireland Tuvalu
Current $ Constant $ Current $ Constant $
1960 $1,998,550,222 $24,135,304,212 - -
1961 $2,151,772,980 $25,345,971,888 - -
1962 $2,329,372,972 $26,161,210,989 - -
1963 $2,505,073,358 $27,402,464,757 - -
1964 $2,851,091,646 $28,439,911,537 - -
1965 $3,035,655,794 $28,989,783,007 - -
1966 $3,198,820,904 $29,248,688,585 - -
1967 $3,445,739,915 $30,940,931,207 - -
1968 $3,378,701,147 $33,491,679,547 - -
1969 $3,902,721,632 $35,455,583,097 - -
1970 $4,395,995,086 $36,398,889,273 $2,585,956 $13,790,395
1971 $5,098,250,287 $37,661,889,497 $2,716,990 $13,571,996
1972 $6,318,060,582 $40,106,073,853 $2,968,458 $13,307,342
1973 $7,481,173,066 $41,999,654,025 $3,411,915 $13,050,444
1974 $7,896,860,615 $43,788,935,191 $4,122,329 $12,831,444
1975 $9,483,808,362 $46,265,920,023 $4,014,748 $12,638,139
1976 $9,453,756,015 $46,911,240,716 $3,919,072 $12,531,334
1977 $11,248,340,431 $50,763,263,747 $3,669,420 $12,062,474
1978 $14,647,996,074 $54,411,482,150 $3,798,782 $11,841,429
1979 $18,319,334,300 $56,083,566,026 $4,065,659 $11,794,442
1980 $21,747,855,640 $57,810,564,161 $4,206,128 $11,719,017
1981 $20,670,190,138 $59,732,889,691 $4,773,018 $12,023,746
1982 $21,474,754,080 $61,096,872,066 $4,118,945 $10,098,853
1983 $20,766,047,764 $60,947,611,497 $4,152,550 $11,005,084
1984 $20,106,648,455 $63,601,496,993 $4,481,978 $11,826,173
1985 $21,270,013,326 $65,563,994,971 $3,862,852 $11,609,151
1986 $28,714,571,852 $65,283,164,433 $4,574,706 $14,231,135
1987 $33,920,518,493 $68,327,377,194 $5,020,513 $15,975,432
1988 $37,772,897,421 $71,892,299,777 $7,011,059 $19,059,808
1989 $39,238,392,678 $76,072,060,855 $8,454,523 $18,688,561
1990 $49,305,632,408 $82,512,722,627 $9,542,901 $21,562,114
1991 $49,787,502,852 $84,104,920,354 $10,127,314 $22,340,331
1992 $55,918,538,121 $86,916,779,429 $10,535,028 $22,963,355
1993 $52,417,477,614 $89,257,108,591 $10,414,400 $23,907,338
1994 $57,097,656,066 $94,394,592,358 $11,772,611 $26,365,820
1995 $69,139,823,232 $103,488,966,796 $11,922,614 $25,046,355
1996 $75,790,785,030 $111,126,062,335 $13,338,597 $23,553,249
1997 $82,856,648,758 $123,374,112,120 $13,734,210 $25,909,352
1998 $90,199,410,116 $134,189,242,521 $13,795,146 $29,925,604
1999 $98,893,958,263 $148,319,214,947 $14,800,503 $29,457,606
2000 $100,207,610,430 $162,266,448,874 $15,073,976 $29,171,723
2001 $109,346,669,230 $170,876,017,448 $13,964,732 $29,171,723
2002 $128,596,035,288 $180,956,619,890 $16,842,673 $31,949,982
2003 $164,670,771,260 $186,410,359,135 $19,456,338 $30,560,853
2004 $194,372,115,041 $199,064,153,315 $22,798,275 $29,866,288
2005 $211,876,989,656 $210,490,003,080 $22,909,980 $28,477,158
2006 $232,180,617,162 $220,988,938,813 $24,096,875 $29,171,723
2007 $270,079,279,420 $232,723,709,425 $28,450,169 $31,255,417
2008 $275,447,471,451 $222,288,216,395 $31,874,435 $33,339,112
2009 $236,443,117,248 $210,960,893,946 $28,076,984 $31,255,417
2010 $221,985,621,538 $214,511,307,293 $32,105,408 $30,560,853
2011 $241,337,364,610 $218,048,113,964 $39,196,957 $32,644,547
2012 $227,270,922,957 $217,178,188,158 $39,345,579 $31,949,982
2013 $243,301,556,085 $221,939,116,699 $38,615,891 $33,339,112
2014 $266,787,238,499 $242,659,427,540 $38,760,983 $33,339,112
2015 $302,391,428,540 $302,391,428,540 $36,811,936 $36,811,936
2016 $305,733,136,181 $306,088,582,543 $41,629,064 $38,895,631
2017 $348,532,394,024 $336,849,347,915 $45,276,595 $39,847,948
2018 $395,461,216,460 $362,262,415,223 $48,015,260 $40,400,753
2019 $407,124,824,065 $380,522,433,254 $54,123,199 $45,984,984
2020 $436,555,518,400 $407,759,843,938 $51,746,594 $44,019,158
2021 $531,306,516,908 $474,043,708,272 $60,196,406 $44,813,323
2022 $548,570,250,342 $514,903,922,090 $59,065,982 $45,116,848
2023 $551,394,889,340 $486,429,697,154 $62,280,312 $46,855,114
2024 $577,389,475,010 $492,370,629,886 - -

Economic indicators

Ireland Tuvalu
Gross domestic product
$577B
2024
$62.3M
2023
GDP rank
26/197
2024
196/197
2023
GDP growth
4.71%
2023-2024
5.44%
2022-2023
GDP per capita
$107,316
2024
$6,345
2023
GDP per capita rank
4/197
2024
109/197
2023
GDP per capita, PPP
$131,175
2024
$6,151
2023
Government debt
$237B
2024
$2.84M
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
36.7%
2025
3.26%
2025
Government debt per person
$44,121
2024
$289.4
2023
Government debt per person rank
11/185
2024
179/185
2023
Average annual personal income after taxes
$44,579
2025
$4,174
2025
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$110B
2018
n/a
Number of billionaires
11
2025
n/a
Income share by richest 10%
24.1%
2023
30.8%
2010
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2023
2.7%
2010
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.9%
2025
101.4%
2025
Consumer prices inflation
2.11%
2023-2024
2%
2024-2025
Unemployment rate
4.27%
2024
7.32%
2022
Population
5474763
9493

GDP per capita in Ireland vs Tuvalu

Ireland's GDP per capita is $107,316, ranking 4/197, compared to $6,345 in Tuvalu, ranking 109/197. Adjusted for purchasing power (GDP per capita PPP), Ireland ranks 4th at $131,175, while Tuvalu ranks 152nd at $6,151.

Ireland
GDP per capita

GDP per capita, PPP
Tuvalu
GDP per capita

GDP per capita, PPP
Year Current $
Ireland Tuvalu
GDP per capita GDP per capita, PPP GDP per capita GDP per capita, PPP
1960 $707 - - -
1961 $762 - - -
1962 $821 - - -
1963 $878 - - -
1964 $995 - - -
1965 $1,055 - - -
1966 $1,107 - - -
1967 $1,187 - - -
1968 $1,159 - - -
1969 $1,331 - - -
1970 $1,487 - $457 -
1971 $1,704 - $478 -
1972 $2,080 - $522 -
1973 $2,424 - $601 -
1974 $2,517 - $708 -
1975 $2,973 - $656 -
1976 $2,920 - $612 -
1977 $3,427 - $549 -
1978 $4,400 - $546 -
1979 $5,430 - $566 -
1980 $6,372 - $571 -
1981 $5,986 - $634 -
1982 $6,161 - $537 -
1983 $5,915 - $533 -
1984 $5,692 - $567 -
1985 $6,012 - $480 -
1986 $8,112 - $557 -
1987 $9,582 - $600 -
1988 $10,716 - $823 -
1989 $11,176 - $976 -
1990 $14,031 $13,734 $1,085 $1,676
1991 $14,087 $14,389 $1,134 $1,769
1992 $15,714 $15,106 $1,166 $1,837
1993 $14,657 $15,801 $1,141 $1,939
1994 $15,903 $17,000 $1,279 $2,165
1995 $19,158 $18,932 $1,285 $2,083
1996 $20,836 $20,474 $1,428 $1,982
1997 $22,551 $22,632 $1,461 $2,204
1998 $24,295 $25,092 $1,460 $2,560
1999 $26,338 $27,041 $1,559 $2,543
2000 $26,335 $30,209 $1,579 $2,597
2001 $28,282 $32,577 $1,457 $2,596
2002 $32,705 $35,222 $1,750 $2,915
2003 $41,204 $36,285 $2,007 $2,770
2004 $47,754 $38,734 $2,323 $2,765
2005 $50,933 $40,466 $2,305 $2,728
2006 $54,329 $44,232 $2,396 $2,787
2007 $61,396 $46,784 $2,794 $3,034
2008 $61,353 $44,169 $3,088 $3,291
2009 $52,133 $41,470 $2,684 $3,082
2010 $48,679 $43,217 $3,025 $2,945
2011 $52,693 $45,526 $3,636 $3,176
2012 $49,412 $46,726 $3,598 $3,170
2013 $52,619 $48,839 $3,510 $3,277
2014 $57,278 $52,641 $3,529 $3,419
2015 $64,312 $71,607 $3,358 $3,776
2016 $64,193 $73,013 $3,809 $4,031
2017 $72,198 $80,450 $4,166 $4,227
2018 $80,739 $86,299 $4,466 $4,432
2019 $81,810 $92,023 $5,115 $5,210
2020 $86,623 $97,800 $4,976 $5,122
2021 $103,962 $116,904 $5,905 $5,353
2022 $105,235 $136,104 $5,911 $5,661
2023 $103,888 $124,901 $6,345 $6,151
2024 $107,316 $131,175 - -

Spending and national debt comparison

In 2024, Ireland's government spending was $135B, accounting for 23.9% of its GDP, while Tuvalu's spent $69.9M, or 101.4% of GDP.

Debt-to-GDP ratio is 36.7% in Ireland and 3.26% in Tuvalu, ranking 143/185 and 184/185, respectively.

Ireland
Government spending

Government debt
Tuvalu
Government spending

Government debt
Year % of GDP
Ireland Tuvalu
Government spending Government debt Government spending Government debt
1960 29.1% 44.9% - -
1961 31.4% 44.3% - -
1962 31.7% 44.5% - -
1963 33.6% 45.2% - -
1964 34.8% 43.1% - -
1965 35.8% 44.6% - -
1966 36.9% 47.7% - -
1967 39.3% 47.1% - -
1968 40% 44.7% - -
1969 42.5% 42.6% - -
1970 44.1% 41.7% - -
1971 45.3% 39.8% - -
1972 41.5% 37.3% - -
1973 40.3% 35.1% - -
1974 44.3% 43.5% - -
1975 48.2% 48.3% - -
1976 47.8% 51.7% - -
1977 44.6% 49.2% - -
1978 46.2% 50.6% - -
1979 48.7% 63.5% - -
1980 53.7% 64.6% - -
1981 54.1% 68.8% - -
1982 56.7% 73.5% - -
1983 55.6% 86.1% - -
1984 52.7% 90.2% - -
1985 53.2% 93% - -
1986 52.9% 107.2% - -
1987 51.4% 108.3% - -
1988 48.2% 106.5% - -
1989 42.5% 97.9% - -
1990 44.6% 92.7% - -
1991 46.1% 93.8% - -
1992 46.8% 90.6% - -
1993 44.6% 93.4% - -
1994 44.2% 88% - -
1995 40.3% 78.5% - -
1996 38.5% 69.8% - -
1997 36.1% 61.6% - -
1998 34.2% 51.4% - -
1999 32.5% 46.6% - -
2000 30.6% 36.4% - -
2001 32.2% 33.6% - -
2002 32.9% 30.9% - -
2003 32.7% 29.8% - -
2004 32.8% 28.1% 73.9% -
2005 33% 26.1% 82% 37.3%
2006 33.6% 23.7% 98.4% 37.5%
2007 35.6% 23.9% 88.5% 32.4%
2008 41.6% 42.5% 85.7% 19.7%
2009 46.9% 61.8% 99.8% 20.5%
2010 64.9% 86.1% 93.9% 21%
2011 46.8% 109.4% 77.1% 19.1%
2012 42.2% 118.7% 76.8% 19.3%
2013 39.8% 117.5% 80.2% 17.8%
2014 36.5% 101.3% 96.7% 16.4%
2015 28% 74% 116.8% 14.4%
2016 27.5% 72.6% 119.5% 11.5%
2017 25.3% 65.2% 106.5% 12.1%
2018 24.8% 61.5% 125.6% 11.8%
2019 23.9% 55.9% 112.8% 11.5%
2020 26.7% 57% 120% 12.1%
2021 23.6% 52.6% 113.7% 11.3%
2022 20.6% 43.1% 102.1% 5.75%
2023 22.7% 43.3% 112.2% 4.56%
2024 23.4% 41.1% 102.7% 3.87%
2025 23.9% 36.7% 101.4% 3.26%

Government deficit by year

In 2023, Ireland's government surplus, the difference between spending and revenue, was $8.15B, equivalent to 1.48% of GDP. This compares to Tuvalu's surplus of $7.74M, or 12.4% of GDP.

Over the past 20 years, Ireland recorded a fiscal deficit in 12 of those years, while Tuvalu ran a deficit in 11 years. On average, Ireland posted an annual deficit equal to -4.22% of GDP, compared to deficit of -1.12% of GDP for Tuvalu.

Deficit/surplus
Ireland

Tuvalu
Year Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
Ireland Tuvalu
1926 -1.95% -
1927 -1.95% -
1928 -1.95% -
1929 -3.41% -
1930 -3.41% -
1931 -1.63% -
1932 -1.63% -
1933 2.97% -
1934 2.97% -
1935 2.97% -
1936 -0.19% -
1937 -0.77% -
1938 -0.92% -
1939 -7.31% -
1940 -0.15% -
1941 -1.42% -
1942 -2.48% -
1943 -1.18% -
1944 0.39% -
1945 -0.43% -
1946 -0.43% -
1947 -1.8% -
1948 -1.29% -
1949 -2.17% -
1950 -5.21% -
1951 -4.62% -
1952 -7.84% -
1953 -5.77% -
1954 -5.28% -
1955 -5.06% -
1956 -3.23% -
1957 -5.19% -
1958 -4.3% -
1959 -2.16% -
1960 -1.97% -
1961 -2.6% -
1962 -2.91% -
1963 -2.92% -
1964 -3.35% -
1965 -3.5% -
1966 -2.26% -
1967 -2.69% -
1968 -2.72% -
1969 -3.4% -
1970 -3.64% -
1971 -3.5% -
1972 -3.23% -
1973 -3.84% -
1974 -6.96% -
1975 -11.1% -
1976 -7.34% -
1977 -6.44% -
1978 -8.27% -
1979 -10% -
1980 -11.1% -
1981 -12.1% -
1982 -13.1% -
1983 -11.5% -
1984 -9.43% -
1985 -10.7% -
1986 -10.5% -
1987 -8.47% -
1988 -4.62% -
1989 -2.64% -
1990 -2.69% -
1991 -2.8% -
1992 -2.84% -
1993 -2.62% -
1994 -1.82% -
1995 -2.07% -
1996 -0.2% -
1997 1.37% -
1998 2.07% -
1999 3.54% -
2000 4.86% -
2001 0.96% -
2002 -0.52% -
2003 0.35% -
2004 1.3% -3.59%
2005 1.57% -12.8%
2006 2.78% -36.8%
2007 0.27% -18.6%
2008 -7.03% -17.2%
2009 -13.9% -13.5%
2010 -32.1% -23.3%
2011 -13.5% -8.79%
2012 -8.4% 9.57%
2013 -6.27% 26%
2014 -3.51% 3.26%
2015 -1.97% 14.7%
2016 -0.76% 27.4%
2017 -0.3% 2.1%
2018 0.09% 30.3%
2019 0.41% -1.06%
2020 -4.88% 13.7%
2021 -1.4% -13.5%
2022 1.65% -12.9%
2023 1.48% 12.4%
2024 4.38% -7.06%
2025 1.69% -1.87%

Inflation comparison by year

Over the past 24 years, Ireland has recorded an average annual inflation rate of 2.07%, compared with 3.34% in Tuvalu. In 2024, inflation was 2.11% in Ireland and 2% in Tuvalu.

Inflation
Ireland

Tuvalu
Year Inflation
Ireland Tuvalu Ireland Tuvalu
1996 1.76% -
1997 1.54% -
1998 2.41% -
1999 1.63% -
2000 5.58% -
2001 4.85% 1.5%
2002 4.63% 5.1%
2003 3.49% 2.9%
2004 2.18% 2.4%
2005 2.46% 3.2%
2006 3.94% 4.2%
2007 4.89% 2.3%
2008 4.04% 10.4%
2009 -4.45% -0.3%
2010 -0.92% -1.9%
2011 2.55% 0.5%
2012 1.69% 1.4%
2013 0.52% 2%
2014 0.19% 1.1%
2015 -0.33% 3.1%
2016 0.02% 3.5%
2017 0.36% 4.1%
2018 0.47% 2.2%
2019 0.94% 3.5%
2020 -0.33% 1.6%
2021 2.34% 6.7%
2022 7.83% 12.2%
2023 6.3% 7.2%
2024 2.11% 1.2%
2025 - 2%

Top exports between countries

Ireland
Export category Export value
Animal & marine products $68K
Tuvalu
Export category Export value

Balance of trade

Ireland Tuvalu
Current account balance
$44.7B
2023
$2.71M
2022
Current account balance ranking
14/189
2023
73/189
2022
Current account balance, % of GDP
+8.11%
2023
+4.59%
2022
Goods imports
$162B
2023
$24.2M
2022
Goods exports
$330B
2023
$184K
2022
Service imports
$419B
2023
$33.1M
2022
Service exports
$431B
2023
$2.05M
2022
Imports of goods and services, % of GDP
105.4%
2024
n/a
Exports of goods and services, % of GDP
147.6%
2024
8.22%
2025

Economic freedom indices

The indices of economic freedom below are issued by the Heritage Foundation. Higher scores indicate stronger economic health.

Ireland Tuvalu
Economic freedom 83.1 60
Economic freedom ranking 3/197 97/197
Property rights 94.1 n/a
Government integrity 84 n/a
Judicial effectiveness 95.5 n/a
Tax burden 77.6 n/a
Government spending 85.1 n/a
Fiscal health 95.8 n/a
Business freedom 88.1 n/a
Labor freedom 62.4 n/a
Monetary freedom 75 n/a
Trade freedom 79.6 n/a
Investment freedom 90 n/a
Financial freedom 70 n/a

More economic indicators

Ireland Tuvalu
Services, % of GDP
61.8%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
30.8%
2024
7.02%
2015
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, % of GDP
1.05%
2024
15.9%
2015
GNI, Atlas method
$419B
2024
$86M
2023
GNI per capita, PPP
$99,470
2024
$8,320
2023
Total reserves including gold
$12.7B
2024
n/a
Total reserves ranking
73/177
2024
n/a
Net foreign direct investment
$12.9B
2023
$0
2022
Net inflows of foreign direct investment
-$38.9B
2024
$258K
2024
Net outflows of foreign direct investment
$24.9B
2024
-$915K
2021
Poverty at national poverty lines
14%
2021
26.3%
2020
Gross capital formation, % of GDP
17.4%
2024
n/a

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The current account balance is the sum of net trade in goods and services, net earnings from cross-border investments, and net transfer payments. It reflects a country's economic transactions with the rest of the world and is a fundamental component of the balance of payments. A surplus indicates that a country exports more than it imports, while a deficit shows the opposite.

Gross National Income (GNI) measures a country's total income. It encompasses income earned by residents, businesses, and foreign sources, defined as employee compensation and investment profits. GNI adds product taxes not included elsewhere and subtracts subsidies. It accounts for income from residents working abroad but excludes earnings from foreigners within the country.

A negative value for Net Foreign Direct Investment indicates a country is a net receiver of investments, as foreign inflows exceed outflows after Balance of Payments adjustments. A positive value indicates a net provider, with outflows exceeding inflows. Inflows are credits (increasing foreign claims on domestic assets), while outflows are debits (increasing domestic assets abroad).

Foreign direct investment (FDI, net inflows) shows how much capital foreign investors bring into a country after accounting for any funds that flow back in the opposite direction. It represents the net value of overseas companies establishing, expanding, or financing businesses in the reporting country. A positive number means more capital entered the country than was withdrawn, while a negative number means foreign investors pulled out more than they invested.

Foreign direct investment (FDI, net outflows) shows how much capital residents of a country invest abroad after accounting for any funds that flow back in the opposite direction. It represents the net value of domestic companies establishing, expanding, or financing businesses in other countries. A positive number means more capital was invested abroad than withdrawn, while a negative number means residents pulled back more than they invested.

Formerly gross domestic investment, gross capital formation measures the share of a country’s economic output invested in fixed assets, including buildings, machinery, and infrastructure. It indicates how much of the economy is devoted to building productive capacity.