Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Ireland
Ireland: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 76.1% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
76.1%
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
37th
of 189 countries
All-time high
79.5%
in 2008
All-time low
76.1%
in 2022
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Ireland, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Ireland stood at 76.1%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Ireland peaked at 79.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 76.1%, in 2022.
That places Ireland 37th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 79.5% | — |
| 2010 | 78.5% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 79.0% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 77.8% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 78.3% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 78.4% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 78.9% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 76.1% | -3.6% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 76.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 73.8%, 1.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 76.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 75.3%, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.5% | 79.5% | 79.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 78.4% | 77.8% | 79.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 77.5% | 76.1% | 78.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More health data for Ireland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -4.76 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.89 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,122 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 20 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7228 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.026 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6489 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Ireland?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Ireland was 76.1% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 79.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.1% in 2022.
- How does Ireland rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Ireland ranks 37th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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