Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Ireland
Ireland: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 64.6% 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 total taxes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Ireland is 64.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Ireland peaked at 64.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.3%, in 1972.
Ireland ranks 10th of 153 countries on this measure, 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 total taxes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 35.3% | — |
| 1973 | 36.0% | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 37.4% | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 39.3% | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 39.4% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 41.4% | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 42.3% | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 44.6% | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 45.4% | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 44.8% | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 43.0% | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 41.5% | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 42.4% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 43.1% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 45.8% | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 48.1% | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 48.4% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 44.7% | -7.7% |
| 1990 | 47.2% | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 49.2% | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 49.8% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 51.7% | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 51.0% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 48.5% | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 49.0% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 49.5% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 49.4% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 50.7% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 50.9% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 50.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 49.9% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 50.1% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 50.0% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 48.8% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 49.6% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 49.6% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 49.7% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 51.1% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 50.9% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 51.8% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 52.8% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 51.8% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 51.0% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 53.9% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 54.2% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 54.5% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 56.3% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 56.3% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 59.7% | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 60.0% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 63.8% | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 63.9% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 64.6% | +1.1% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 64.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 43.9%, 1.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 64.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39.4%, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.5% | 35.3% | 44.6% | 8 |
| 1980s | 44.7% | 41.5% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.6% | 47.2% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.1% | 48.8% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.4% | 50.9% | 56.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.4% | 59.7% | 64.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 7 Papua New Guinea 67.0% compare
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- 9 New Zealand 66.0% compare
- 11 Malaysia 64.3% compare
- 12 Democratic Republic of Congo 59.8% compare
- 13 Norway 59.7% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Ireland?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Ireland was 64.6% 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 64.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.3% in 1972.
- How does Ireland rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Ireland ranks 10th 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 26.6%. 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 total taxes). 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 total taxes which includes all compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.