Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Ireland
Ireland: Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing was 0.904 National currency per US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Ireland, 1970–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency per US dollar.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.904 National currency per US dollar for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Ireland peaked at 1.08 National currency per US dollar in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.3608 National currency per US dollar, in 1970.
That places Ireland 39th out of 53 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Ireland, year by year
| Year | National currency per US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3608 National currency per US dollar | — |
| 1971 | 0.3788 National currency per US dollar | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4017 National currency per US dollar | +6.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4252 National currency per US dollar | +5.9% |
| 1974 | 0.4456 National currency per US dollar | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 0.4853 National currency per US dollar | +8.9% |
| 1976 | 0.5523 National currency per US dollar | +13.8% |
| 1977 | 0.5919 National currency per US dollar | +7.2% |
| 1978 | 0.5973 National currency per US dollar | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.6303 National currency per US dollar | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 0.6748 National currency per US dollar | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 0.7408 National currency per US dollar | +9.8% |
| 1982 | 0.8066 National currency per US dollar | +8.9% |
| 1983 | 0.8451 National currency per US dollar | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 0.8742 National currency per US dollar | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.8868 National currency per US dollar | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.9076 National currency per US dollar | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.9018 National currency per US dollar | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.9011 National currency per US dollar | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.8986 National currency per US dollar | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.8786 National currency per US dollar | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.873 National currency per US dollar | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.8754 National currency per US dollar | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8726 National currency per US dollar | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8779 National currency per US dollar | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.8831 National currency per US dollar | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.891 National currency per US dollar | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.9257 National currency per US dollar | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.9359 National currency per US dollar | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9728 National currency per US dollar | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 1.01 National currency per US dollar | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 1.03 National currency per US dollar | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 1.07 National currency per US dollar | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 1.08 National currency per US dollar | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.07 National currency per US dollar | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.07 National currency per US dollar | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.06 National currency per US dollar | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.07 National currency per US dollar | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.07 National currency per US dollar | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.02 National currency per US dollar | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9663 National currency per US dollar | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9594 National currency per US dollar | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9653 National currency per US dollar | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9663 National currency per US dollar | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9895 National currency per US dollar | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.999 National currency per US dollar | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9746 National currency per US dollar | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9867 National currency per US dollar | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9899 National currency per US dollar | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9705 National currency per US dollar | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9944 National currency per US dollar | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9585 National currency per US dollar | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9085 National currency per US dollar | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.8863 National currency per US dollar | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.882 National currency per US dollar | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.904 National currency per US dollar | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4869 National currency per US dollar | 0.3608 National currency per US dollar | 0.6303 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8437 National currency per US dollar | 0.6748 National currency per US dollar | 0.9076 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8986 National currency per US dollar | 0.8726 National currency per US dollar | 0.9728 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.05 National currency per US dollar | 1.01 National currency per US dollar | 1.08 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9768 National currency per US dollar | 0.9594 National currency per US dollar | 0.999 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9223 National currency per US dollar | 0.882 National currency per US dollar | 0.9944 National currency per US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 36 Switzerland 1.07 National currency per US dollar compare
- 37 Singapore 1.04 National currency per US dollar compare
- 38 United States 1 National currency per US dollar compare
- 40 Luxembourg 0.873 National currency per US dollar compare
- 41 Finland 0.802 National currency per US dollar compare
- 42 Belgium 0.7718 National currency per US dollar compare
More population data for Ireland
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 5,725 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.5372 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1844 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.455 (2100)
- Population density 76.73 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 217,052 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.455 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.5372 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 124,730 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Ireland?
- Annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Ireland was 0.904 National currency per US dollar in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 National currency per US dollar in 2003.
- What is the lowest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3608 National currency per US dollar in 1970.
- How does Ireland rank for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing?
- Ireland ranks 39th out of 53 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing Power Parities for household final consumption expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table shows annual Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for Gross Domestic Product (GDP), household final consumption expenditure and actual individual consumption. It also shows exchange rates (annual averages and end of period), sourced from the International Monetary Fund's database on International Financial Statistics. Final consumption expenditure is the expenditure of resident households on consumption goods or services, while individual consumption is the sum of household consumption plus the individual (not collective) consumption of the non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) and General Government sectors. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE4 dataset. For further information on (PPPs) please check the following link: Purchasing Power Parities and more precisely FAQ 2: Purchasing power parities OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org