Ireland vs Russia

Ireland vs Russia: GDP growth

GDP growth in 2025: 8% a year in Ireland and 1% a year in Russia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ireland, by 7 percentage points, or 7.96 times that in Russia.

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% a year · IMF

Ireland vs Russia: GDP growthGDP growth in 2025: 8% a year in Ireland and 1% a year in Russia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ireland, by 7 percentage points, or 7.96 times that in Russia.
IrelandRussiaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Ireland has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Russia.
  • In 2025, Ireland ranked 11 and Russia ranked 122 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Ireland at 2.3% a year and Russia at 1% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearIrelandRussia
202581
20243.64.9
2023-3.34.1
20228.2-1.4
202116.65.9
20207-2.7
201952.2
20187.72.8
201710.11.8
20161.20.2
201524.7-2
20149.40.7
20132.21.8
2012-0.44
20111.64
20101.74.5
2009-5.1-7.8
2008-4.55.2
20075.38.6
200658.2
20055.76.4
20046.77.1
200337.4
20025.94.7
20015.35.1
20009.410.1
199910.56.3
19988.8-5.3
199710.81.4
19969.1-3.6
19959.6-4.1
19945.9-12.7
19932.3-8.7
19923.6–
19911.6–
19907.7–
19895.6–
19883–
19873.6–
19860.4–
19851.9–
19843.2–
1983-0.7–
19821.5–
19812.5–
19802.9–
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearIrelandRussia
2026-10.9
20273.70.9
20282.91
20292.41
20302.31
20312.31

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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