Report for Selected Countries and Subjects: April 2020
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Gross domestic product per capita, constant prices
Purchasing power parity; percent change
6.967
4.180
-7.886
5.274
Ireland
Unemployment rate
Percent of total labor force
5.750
4.992
12.109
7.866
Ireland
General government net lending/borrowing
Percent of GDP
0.052
0.302
-5.239
-0.760
Ireland
Current account balance
Percent of GDP
10.585
-9.457
6.265
5.309
Country
Subject Descriptor
Units
Scale
Country/Series-specific Notes
2018
2019
2020
2021
Estimates Start After
Ireland
Gross domestic product, constant prices
Percent change
Source: National Statistics Office. Central Statistical Office of Ireland (CSO)
Latest actual data: 2019
Notes: Prior to 1995 Real GDP is calculated using implied growth rates and excludes services produced by financial intermediaries (FISIM).
National accounts manual used: European System of Accounts (ESA) 2010. The revision of NAs in accordance with ESA 2010 starts in 1997.
GDP valuation: Market prices
Start/end months of reporting year: January/December
Base year: 2017. Base year changes every year. Due to chain-linking, the base equals to 100.1 instead of 100.
Chain-weighted: Yes, from 1995
8.307
5.543
-6.781
6.274
2019
Ireland
Gross domestic product per capita, constant prices
Purchasing power parity; percent change
Source: National Statistics Office. Central Statistical Office of Ireland (CSO)
Latest actual data: 2019
Notes: Prior to 1995 Real GDP is calculated using implied growth rates and excludes services produced by financial intermediaries (FISIM).
National accounts manual used: European System of Accounts (ESA) 2010. The revision of NAs in accordance with ESA 2010 starts in 1997.
GDP valuation: Market prices
Start/end months of reporting year: January/December
Base year: 2017. Base year changes every year. Due to chain-linking, the base equals to 100.1 instead of 100.
Chain-weighted: Yes, from 1995
6.967
4.180
-7.886
5.274
2019
Ireland
Unemployment rate
Percent of total labor force
Source: National Statistics Office. Central Statistical Office of Ireland (CSO), data is from the Labor Force Survey (LFS) and is the average of the quarterly observations.
Latest actual data: 2019
Employment type: Harmonized ILO definition
Primary domestic currency: Euro
Data last updated: 04/2020
5.750
4.992
12.109
7.866
2019
Ireland
General government net lending/borrowing
Percent of GDP
Source: Ministry of Finance or Treasury. Eurostat
Latest actual data: 2018
Fiscal assumptions: Fiscal projections are based on the country's Budget 2020.
Start/end months of reporting year: January/December
GFS Manual used: Government Finance Statistics Manual (GFSM) 2001
Basis of recording: Accrual
General government includes: Central Government; Local Government; Social Security Funds; Other;
Valuation of public debt: Nominal value
Instruments included in gross and net debt: Currency and Deposits; Securities Other than Shares; Loans;. Gross debt follows the Maastricht definition of gross debt, and excludes other accounts payable. Net debt is defined as gross debt less currency and deposits, debt securities, and loans.
0.052
0.302
-5.239
-0.760
2018
Ireland
Current account balance
Percent of GDP
Source: National Statistics Office. Central Statistical Office of Ireland (CSO)
Latest actual data: 2019
BOP Manual used: Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, sixth edition (BPM6)
10.585
-9.457
6.265
5.309
2019
International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database April 2020