Ireland vs Pakistan
Ireland vs Pakistan: Government debt
Government debt in 2025: 34.8% of GDP in Ireland and 72.8% of GDP in Pakistan, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Pakistan, by 37.9 percentage points, or 2.09 times that in Ireland.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Pakistan has been higher since 2018, when it overtook Ireland.
- In 2025, Ireland ranked 115 and Pakistan ranked 35 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Ireland at 24.1% of GDP and Pakistan at 57.4% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Ireland | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34.8 | 72.8 |
| 2024 | 38.4 | 70.3 |
| 2023 | 42.1 | 78.5 |
| 2022 | 42.8 | 77.3 |
| 2021 | 52.4 | 74.8 |
| 2020 | 57.1 | 80.8 |
| 2019 | 55.8 | 78.7 |
| 2018 | 61.4 | 66.3 |
| 2017 | 65.3 | 62.1 |
| 2016 | 72.7 | 62.1 |
| 2015 | 74.1 | 59.1 |
| 2014 | 101.5 | 58.8 |
| 2013 | 117.8 | 59.2 |
| 2012 | 119 | 58.4 |
| 2011 | 109.7 | 56.2 |
| 2010 | 86.3 | 56.7 |
| 2009 | 61.8 | 54.6 |
| 2008 | 42.5 | 49.5 |
| 2007 | 24 | 44.2 |
| 2006 | 23.7 | 46.2 |
| 2005 | 26.1 | 47.9 |
| 2004 | 28 | 50.6 |
| 2003 | 29.8 | 56.3 |
| 2002 | 30.9 | 60.5 |
| 2001 | 33.6 | 65.2 |
| 2000 | 36.4 | 61.7 |
| 1999 | 46.6 | 60.7 |
| 1998 | 51.4 | 53.8 |
| 1997 | 61.6 | 52.8 |
| 1996 | 69.8 | 52.5 |
| 1995 | 78.5 | 52.3 |
| 1994 | – | 58.5 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Ireland | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33.5 | 69.9 |
| 2027 | 30.8 | 67.7 |
| 2028 | 28.7 | 64.5 |
| 2029 | 26.9 | 61.3 |
| 2030 | 25.3 | 59.6 |
| 2031 | 24.1 | 57.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
- 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 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Ireland vs Pakistan
Health
- Life expectancyIreland: 82.4 years in 2023Pakistan: 67.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIreland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Pakistan: 5.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIreland: 2.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Pakistan: 49.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIreland: 96% in 2022Pakistan: 50.6% in 2022
- DepressionIreland: 4.25% in 2017Pakistan: 3.33% in 2017
- Suicide rateIreland: 8.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Pakistan: 4.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIreland: 5.2 million people in 2023Pakistan: 248 million people in 2023
- Population growthIreland: 1.19% a year in 2023Pakistan: 1.48% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIreland: 1.6 births per woman in 2023Pakistan: 3.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIreland: 64.6% in 2025Pakistan: 39.5% in 2025
- Median ageIreland: 38.4 years in 2023Pakistan: 20.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIreland: 15.5% in 2023Pakistan: 4.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateIreland: 8.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Pakistan: -6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIreland: 0.22% of GDP in 2025Pakistan: 2.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIreland: $1.46B in 2025Pakistan: $11.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personIreland: $272 in 2025Pakistan: $47 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIreland: 0.9% of government spending in 2025Pakistan: 13.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIreland: 9,000 people in 2020Pakistan: 943,000 people in 2020
- National powerIreland: 0.05% of world capability in 2022Pakistan: 1.77% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIreland: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020Pakistan: 1.25% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIreland: 14 million TIV in 2025Pakistan: 706 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIreland: 24 million TIV in 2025Pakistan: 127 million TIV in 2025