Other taxes in Ireland
Ireland: Other taxes was 1.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other taxes in Ireland, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 1.8% for other taxes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.3% on the previous year and down 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other taxes in Ireland peaked at 4.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1981.
Ireland ranks 46th of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Other taxes in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 1.9% | — |
| 1973 | 1.8% | -4.8% |
| 1974 | 1.7% | -6.1% |
| 1975 | 1.4% | -16.0% |
| 1976 | 0.9% | -34.5% |
| 1977 | 0.8% | -10.1% |
| 1978 | 0.5% | -35.7% |
| 1979 | 0.4% | -17.3% |
| 1980 | 0.5% | +21.7% |
| 1981 | 0.4% | -28.3% |
| 1982 | 1.1% | +188.0% |
| 1983 | 2.3% | +105.4% |
| 1984 | 2.8% | +24.3% |
| 1985 | 2.6% | -6.8% |
| 1986 | 1.9% | -26.1% |
| 1987 | 1.9% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 2.0% | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 1.6% | -19.4% |
| 1990 | 1.7% | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 1.7% | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 1.6% | -9.8% |
| 1993 | 2.4% | +49.7% |
| 1994 | 2.1% | -9.1% |
| 1995 | 3.1% | +45.9% |
| 1996 | 3.3% | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 3.7% | +11.2% |
| 1998 | 4.0% | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 3.8% | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | -68.5% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | +31.9% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | +31.1% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | -19.7% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | +12.7% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | +14.5% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | +42.5% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | -31.3% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -12.2% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | -19.7% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | +9.2% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | -15.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.2% | 0.4% | 1.9% | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 0.4% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 1.6% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.9% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More public sector data for Ireland
- Arms imports 63.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 11.86 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -74.29 % change on previous year (2020)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 63.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 246.58 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0022 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.33 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 914.5 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other taxes in Ireland?
- Other taxes in Ireland was 1.8% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest other taxes recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest other taxes recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1981.
- How does Ireland rank for other taxes?
- Ireland ranks 46th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other taxes rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Other taxes (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Other taxes include employer payroll or labor taxes, taxes on property, and taxes not allocable to other categories, such as penalties for late payment or nonpayment of taxes. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.