Taxes on goods and services in Ireland
Ireland: Taxes on goods and services was 6.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Taxes on goods and services in Ireland, 1995–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % value added of industry and services.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on goods and services in Ireland is 6.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services in Ireland peaked at 15.1% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2022.
That places Ireland 118th out of 154 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Taxes on goods and services in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % value added of industry and services | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 14.8% | — |
| 1996 | 15.1% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 14.4% | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 13.9% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 13.8% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 14.5% | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 13.1% | -9.6% |
| 2002 | 13.1% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 13.2% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 13.9% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 14.5% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 14.3% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 12.9% | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 11.4% | -11.7% |
| 2010 | 11.3% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 10.6% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 10.8% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 10.9% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | -22.8% |
| 2016 | 8.7% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | -15.8% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 6.2% | +0.9% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 6.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.7%, 53% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 6.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13.0%, 48% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.4% | 13.8% | 15.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 11.4% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 7.6% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 6.0% | 6.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 115 Bhutan 6.6% compare
- 116 Côte d'Ivoire 6.5% compare
- 117 Egypt 6.4% compare
- 119 Guinea-Bissau 6.1% compare
- 120 Afghanistan 6.1% compare
- 121 Sri Lanka 6.0% compare
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 6.2% 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 15.1% in 1996.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2022.
- How does Ireland rank for taxes on goods and services?
- Ireland ranks 118th out of 154 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.7%. 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 (% value added of industry and services). 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 value added in industry and services which is the contribution to the economy by industries in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 05-43 and 50-99.