Ireland vs Mexico

Ireland vs Mexico: GDP growth

GDP growth in 2025: 8% a year in Ireland and 0.5% a year in Mexico, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ireland, by 7.5 percentage points, or 16 times that in Mexico.

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% a year · IMF

Ireland vs Mexico: GDP growthGDP growth in 2025: 8% a year in Ireland and 0.5% a year in Mexico, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ireland, by 7.5 percentage points, or 16 times that in Mexico.
IrelandMexicoIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Ireland has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Mexico.
  • In 2025, Ireland ranked 11 and Mexico ranked 132 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Ireland at 2.3% a year and Mexico at 2.1% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearIrelandMexico
202580.5
20243.61.5
2023-3.33.1
20228.23.7
202116.66
20207-8.4
20195-0.4
20187.72
201710.11.9
20161.21.8
201524.72.7
20149.42.5
20132.20.9
2012-0.43.6
20111.63.4
20101.75
2009-5.1-6.3
2008-4.50.9
20075.32.1
200654.8
20055.72.1
20046.73.6
200331.2
20025.9-0.2
20015.3-0.5
20009.45
199910.52.8
19988.86.2
199710.87.2
19969.16.2
19959.6-5.9
19945.94.4
19932.32.9
19923.63.6
19911.64
19907.75.3
19895.63.6
198831.2
19873.62.1
19860.4-3.9
19851.91.9
19843.23.5
1983-0.7-4.6
19821.5-0.1
19812.59.6
19802.99.5
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearIrelandMexico
2026-11.5
20273.71.8
20282.92.2
20292.42.1
20302.32.1
20312.32.1

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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