Ireland: Taxes on goods and services

The latest value from 2022 is 30.1 percent, a decline from 32.57 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 37.61 percent, based on data from 95 countries. Historically, the average for Ireland from 1991 to 2022 is 35.4 percent. The minimum value, 29.99 percent, was reached in 2012 while the maximum of 40.45 percent was recorded in 1994. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Taxes on goods and services include general sales and turnover or value added taxes, selective excises on goods, selective taxes on services, taxes on the use of goods or property, taxes on extraction and production of minerals, and profits of fiscal monopolies.