Ireland vs Sweden

Ireland vs Sweden: GDP growth

GDP growth in 2025: 8% a year in Ireland and 1.4% a year in Sweden, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ireland, by 6.6 percentage points, or 5.71 times that in Sweden.

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% a year · IMF

Ireland vs Sweden: GDP growthGDP growth in 2025: 8% a year in Ireland and 1.4% a year in Sweden, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ireland, by 6.6 percentage points, or 5.71 times that in Sweden.
IrelandSwedenIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Ireland has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Sweden.
  • In 2025, Ireland ranked 11 and Sweden ranked 114 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Ireland at 2.3% a year and Sweden at 1.8% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearIrelandSweden
202581.4
20243.62
2023-3.3-0.2
20228.21.3
202116.65.2
20207-1.9
201952.6
20187.71.8
201710.11.9
20161.22.1
201524.74.4
20149.42.3
20132.21.1
2012-0.4-0.4
20111.63.2
20101.75.8
2009-5.1-4.3
2008-4.5-0.9
20075.33.2
200654.7
20055.72.8
20046.74.2
200331.9
20025.92.3
20015.31.4
20009.44.6
199910.54.2
19988.84.2
199710.83.1
19969.11.7
19959.64.1
19945.94
19932.3-1.8
19923.6-1.1
19911.6-1.1
19907.70.5
19895.62.6
198832.5
19873.63.4
19860.43.1
19851.92.3
19843.24.3
1983-0.72
19821.51.4
19812.54.5
19802.94.6
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearIrelandSweden
2026-12.5
20273.72.2
20282.92.1
20292.41.9
20302.31.8
20312.31.8

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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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