Ireland vs Japan

Ireland vs Japan: GDP growth

GDP growth in 2025: 8% a year in Ireland and 1.2% a year in Japan, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ireland, by 6.8 percentage points, or 6.87 times that in Japan.

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% a year · IMF

Ireland vs Japan: GDP growthGDP growth in 2025: 8% a year in Ireland and 1.2% a year in Japan, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ireland, by 6.8 percentage points, or 6.87 times that in Japan.
IrelandJapanIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Ireland has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Japan.
  • In 2025, Ireland ranked 11 and Japan ranked 118 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Ireland at 2.3% a year and Japan at 0.6% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearIrelandJapan
202581.2
20243.60.1
2023-3.30.9
20228.21.2
202116.63.6
20207-4.3
20195-0.3
20187.70.8
201710.11.6
20161.20.7
201524.71.8
20149.40.9
20132.22
2012-0.41.6
20111.6-0.2
20101.74.1
2009-5.1-5.9
2008-4.5-1.2
20075.31.7
200651.5
20055.71.8
20046.72.1
200331.4
20025.90.1
20015.30.3
20009.43
199910.5-0.3
19988.8-1.8
199710.81.4
19969.13.1
19959.62.3
19945.90.9
19932.3-0.5
19923.60.9
19911.63.5
19907.74.8
19895.64.9
198836.7
19873.64.6
19860.43.3
19851.95.2
19843.24.4
1983-0.73.6
19821.53.3
19812.54.3
19802.93.2
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearIrelandJapan
2026-10.8
20273.70.7
20282.90.6
20292.40.6
20302.30.6
20312.30.6

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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