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General information
Source: The World Factbook - Central Intelligence Agency
Population
5,068,050 (July 2018 est.)GDP (PPP)
$353.3 billion (2017 est.)GDP growth rate
7.2% (2017 est.)Extremely high to be a developed country. Driven by foreign multinationals
GDP (PPP) per capita
$73,200 (2017 est.)Very high, however the spending capacity of the people is much lower than what data suggest
Local currency
Euro (EUR)The second most importat currency in the world after the USD
Financial stability (Public debt)
68.6% of GDP (2017 est.)Ireland has emerged from the public debt crisis (2011-2013). Public debt is still decreasing
Inflation
0.3% (2017 est.)Very low
Language
Irish and EnglishEnglish is the main and most used language (de facto)
Corruption perception index (Source: Transparency International)
Rank 18/180Low level of corruption
Duties and tax
Source: PwC World Tax Summaries 2017-2018
VAT
23% standard VAT rateThree reduced rates apply: 13.5% (certain services/products including fuel, catering, restaurant), 9% (newspaper, sport activity), 4.8% (agriculture), 0% (some goods like medicines, books etc)
Corporate Tax
12.5% standard rateAmong the lowest in European Union
Duties
European Union customs duties/import tariffs apply
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