SME and Entrepreneurship Policy in Ireland
Basic statistics of Ireland
Basic statistics of Ireland, 2016 (Number in parentheses refer to the OECD average) |
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LAND, PEOPLE AND ELECTORAL CYCLE |
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Population (million) |
4.6 |
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Population density per km² |
69.1 |
(37.2) |
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Under 15 (%) |
20.6 |
(17.9) |
Life expectancy (years, 2015) |
81.5 |
(80.5) |
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Over 65 (%) |
13.6 |
(16.6) |
Men |
79.6 |
(77.9) |
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Foreign-born (%, 2011) |
16.4 |
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Women |
83.4 |
(83.1) |
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Latest 5-year average growth (%) |
0.2 |
(0.6) |
Latest general election |
Feb |
2016 |
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ECONOMY |
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Gross domestic product (GDP) |
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Value added shares (%) |
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In current prices (billion USD) |
304.8 |
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Primary sector |
1 |
(2.5) |
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In current prices (billion EUR) |
275.1 |
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Industry including construction |
39.3 |
(26.6) |
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Latest 5-year average real growth (%) |
7.8 |
(1.9) |
Services |
59.7 |
(70.9) |
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Per capita (000 USD PPP) |
72.8 |
(42.1) |
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GENERAL GOVERNMENT |
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Per cent of GDP |
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Expenditure |
27.1 |
(41.5) |
Gross financial debt |
84.5 |
(100) |
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Revenue |
26.4 |
(38.6) |
Net financial debt |
55.5 |
(65.2) |
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EXTERNAL ACCOUNTS |
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Exchange rate (EUR per USD) |
0.904 |
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Main exports (% of total merchandise exports) |
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PPP exchange rate (USA = 1) |
0.809 |
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Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. |
56.7 |
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In per cent of GDP |
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Machinery and transport equipment |
16.3 |
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Exports of goods and services |
121.7 |
(53.9) |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
12.6 |
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Imports of goods and services |
99.8 |
(49.5) |
Main imports (% of total merchandise imports) |
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Current account balance |
3.3 |
(0.2) |
Machinery and transport equipment |
39.3 |
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Net international investment position (2014) |
-93.2 |
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Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. |
21.5 |
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Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
11.8 |
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LABOUR MARKET, SKILLS AND INNOVATION |
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Employment rate for 15-64 year-olds (%) |
64.8 |
(66.9) |
Unemployment rate, Labour Force Survey (age 15 and over) (%) |
7.9 |
(6.3) |
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Men |
70.2 |
(74.7) |
Youth (age 15-24, %) |
17.2 |
(13) |
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Women |
59.5 |
(59.3) |
Long-term unemployed (1 year and over, %) |
4.2 |
(2) |
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Participation rate for 15-64 year-olds (%) |
70.9 |
(71.7) |
Tertiary educational attainment 25-64 year-olds (%, 2015) |
42.8 |
(35.7) |
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Average hours worked per year |
1 879 |
(1 763) |
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (% of GDP, 2014) |
1.5 |
(2.4) |
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ENVIRONMENT |
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Total primary energy supply per capita (toe, 2015) |
2.9 |
(4.1) |
CO2 emissions from fuel combustion per capita (tonnes, 2014) |
7.3 |
(9.4) |
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Renewables (%, 2015) |
8.1 |
(9.6) |
Municipal waste per capita (tonnes, 2012) |
0.6 |
(0.5) |
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Exposure to air pollution (more than 10 g/m3 of PM2.5, % of population, 2015) |
2.8 |
(75.2) |
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SOCIETY |
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Income inequality (Gini coefficient, 2014) |
0.298 |
(0.31) |
Education outcomes (PISA score, 2015) |
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Relative poverty rate (%, 2014) |
9.2 |
(11.3) |
Reading |
521 |
(493) |
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Median disposable household income (000 USD PPP, 2014) |
24.3 |
(22.9) |
Mathematics |
504 |
(490) |
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Public and private spending (% of GDP) |
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Science |
503 |
(493) |
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Health care |
7.8 |
(9) |
Share of women in parliament (%) |
22.2 |
(28.7) |
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Pensions (2013) |
5.4 |
(9.1) |
Net official development assistance (% of GNI) |
0.33 |
(0.39) |
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Education (primary, secondary, post sec. non tertiary, 2014) |
3.7 |
(3.7) |
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Source: Calculations based on data extracted from the databases of the following organisations: OECD, International Energy Agency, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Inter-Parliamentary Union, and Central Statistics Office of Ireland.