Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Ireland
Ireland: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 45.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 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 income, profits and capital gains in Ireland is 45.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.9% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Ireland peaked at 49.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 28.1%, in 1972.
That places Ireland 9th out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 28.1% | — |
| 1973 | 29.0% | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 29.1% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 29.7% | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 30.1% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 31.1% | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 31.6% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 32.1% | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 32.8% | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 32.9% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 30.6% | -6.9% |
| 1983 | 29.3% | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 30.8% | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 30.7% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 33.6% | +9.3% |
| 1987 | 35.0% | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 37.3% | +6.6% |
| 1989 | 34.4% | -7.8% |
| 1990 | 35.4% | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 35.8% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 36.5% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 37.7% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 39.1% | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 36.6% | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 37.9% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 38.7% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 39.1% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 40.7% | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 40.7% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 40.0% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 39.5% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 40.3% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 40.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 38.6% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 39.4% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 38.8% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 37.1% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 36.6% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 36.0% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 35.5% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 36.8% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 36.4% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 36.2% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 39.0% | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 39.4% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 40.0% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 41.6% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 41.9% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 45.0% | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 46.4% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 49.7% | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 49.0% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 45.2% | -7.9% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 45.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 24.5%, 1.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 45.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.9%, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.1% | 28.1% | 32.1% | 8 |
| 1980s | 32.7% | 29.3% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.8% | 35.4% | 40.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.1% | 36.6% | 40.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.3% | 35.5% | 41.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.0% | 45.0% | 49.7% | 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 taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Ireland?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Ireland was 45.2% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 49.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.1% in 1972.
- How does Ireland rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Ireland ranks 9th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. 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 Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. 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.