Compensation of employees, Transactions in Ireland

Ireland: Compensation of employees, Transactions was 36.14 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
36.14 billion
Change on year
up 6.3%
World rank
24th
of 35 countries
All-time high
36.14 billion
in 2025
All-time low
11.98 billion
in 2002
Years of data
24
2002–2025

Compensation of employees, Transactions in Ireland, 2002–2025

10.0B15.0B20.0B25.0B30.0B35.0B2002201320252002: 12.0B2003: 13.3B2004: 14.5B2005: 16.6B2006: 18.2B2007: 19.9B2008: 21.2B2009: 20.7B2010: 19.3B2011: 20.6B2012: 19.7B2013: 18.9B2014: 19.1B2015: 19.5B2016: 20.0B2017: 21.2B2018: 22.3B2019: 23.8B2020: 25.0B2021: 26.7B2022: 28.8B2023: 31.4B2024: 34.0B2025: 36.1B

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2025, compensation of employees, transactions in Ireland stood at 36.14 billion. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 85.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees, transactions in Ireland peaked at 36.14 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.98 billion, in 2002.

Ireland ranks 24th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Compensation of employees, Transactions in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Compensation of employees, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government) in Ireland, 2002 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2002 11.98 billion
2003 13.34 billion +11.4%
2004 14.49 billion +8.7%
2005 16.57 billion +14.3%
2006 18.16 billion +9.6%
2007 19.90 billion +9.6%
2008 21.21 billion +6.5%
2009 20.71 billion -2.3%
2010 19.29 billion -6.9%
2011 20.57 billion +6.6%
2012 19.69 billion -4.3%
2013 18.91 billion -3.9%
2014 19.13 billion +1.2%
2015 19.46 billion +1.7%
2016 20.04 billion +3.0%
2017 21.19 billion +5.8%
2018 22.30 billion +5.2%
2019 23.83 billion +6.9%
2020 24.95 billion +4.7%
2021 26.71 billion +7.1%
2022 28.83 billion +7.9%
2023 31.41 billion +8.9%
2024 34.00 billion +8.2%
2025 36.14 billion +6.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17.05 billion 11.98 billion 21.21 billion 8
2010s 20.44 billion 18.91 billion 23.83 billion 10
2020s 30.34 billion 24.95 billion 36.14 billion 6

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 21 Belgium 80.23 billion compare
  2. 22 Austria 58.78 billion compare
  3. 23 Finland 38.05 billion compare
  4. 25 Portugal 32.61 billion compare
  5. 26 Greece 24.52 billion compare
  6. 27 Slovakia 16.05 billion compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees, transactions in Ireland?
Compensation of employees, transactions in Ireland was 36.14 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest compensation of employees, transactions recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 36.14 billion in 2025.
What is the lowest compensation of employees, transactions recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 11.98 billion in 2002.
How does Ireland rank for compensation of employees, transactions?
Ireland ranks 24th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
Is compensation of employees, transactions rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 85.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Compensation of employees, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Compensation of employees, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
35 places, 879 data points, 1990–2025
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