Taxes on goods and services in Ireland
Ireland: Taxes on goods and services was 22.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Taxes on goods and services in Ireland, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on goods and services in Ireland is 22.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.3% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services in Ireland peaked at 41.0% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 22.9%, in 2024.
That places Ireland 119th out of 156 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Taxes on goods and services in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 33.1% | — |
| 1973 | 33.7% | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 31.7% | -6.0% |
| 1975 | 30.6% | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 31.1% | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 31.2% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 35.1% | +12.5% |
| 1979 | 32.0% | -8.7% |
| 1980 | 30.1% | -6.2% |
| 1981 | 29.3% | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 30.1% | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 31.9% | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 32.0% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 30.9% | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 37.8% | +22.0% |
| 1987 | 35.8% | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 37.8% | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 41.0% | +8.5% |
| 1990 | 37.9% | -7.4% |
| 1991 | 35.3% | -7.0% |
| 1992 | 35.2% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 32.9% | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 35.4% | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 35.8% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 36.2% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 35.8% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 36.2% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 35.8% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 38.1% | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 37.1% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 38.2% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 38.3% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 38.5% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 39.1% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 38.8% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 37.9% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 35.9% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 33.1% | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 32.8% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 30.4% | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 30.0% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 30.9% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 31.6% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 31.1% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 31.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 31.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 30.2% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 30.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 28.0% | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 28.5% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 26.3% | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 25.6% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 22.9% | -10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.3% | 30.6% | 35.1% | 8 |
| 1980s | 33.7% | 29.3% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.7% | 32.9% | 37.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.5% | 33.1% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.0% | 30.0% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.3% | 22.9% | 28.5% | 5 |
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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 taxes on goods and services in Ireland?
- Taxes on goods and services in Ireland was 22.9% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 41.0% in 1989.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9% in 2024.
- How does Ireland rank for taxes on goods and services?
- Ireland ranks 119th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. 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.