Tax revenue in Ireland
Central government tax revenue in Ireland was equal to 17.9% of GDP in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2016.
Ireland, 2024
17.9%
Change from 2023
+0.4percentage points
European Union, 2024
19.8%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
22.7%
Tax revenue in Ireland over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ireland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17.9% | 19.8% |
| 2023 | 17.5% | 19.6% |
| 2022 | 16.8% | 19.9% |
| 2021 | 16.6% | 19.9% |
| 2020 | 15.9% | 19.6% |
| 2019 | 17.4% | 20.0% |
| 2018 | 17.6% | 19.9% |
| 2017 | 17.6% | 19.8% |
| 2016 | 18.6% | 19.7% |
| 2015 | 18.1% | 19.7% |
| 2014 | 22.5% | 19.9% |
| 2013 | 22.5% | 19.7% |
| 2012 | 22.3% | 19.3% |
| 2011 | 21.7% | 18.9% |
| 2010 | 21.9% | 18.7% |
| 2009 | 22.1% | 18.4% |
| 2008 | 23.8% | 19.2% |
| 2007 | 25.9% | 19.6% |
| 2006 | 26.8% | 19.3% |
| 2005 | 25.5% | 19.0% |
| 2004 | 25.1% | 18.7% |
| 2003 | 24.2% | 18.9% |
| 2002 | 23.5% | 19.1% |
| 2001 | 24.2% | 19.4% |
| 2000 | 26.3% | 19.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 17.5% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 22.5%, the figure has changed by −4.5 percentage points.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 19.8%.