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Ireland geopolitical profile

National context alongside 194 of 194 possible reviewed directions from Ireland. Relationship scores remain directional: the reverse country view may differ.

27Cooperative166Mixed1Competitive
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Economy

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Global context

2026 OUTLOOK · ESTIMATES

Current-year economic outlook

IMF projections are shown separately from observed World Bank data and may be revised.

GDP$779.4BESTIMATE 2026 · latest actual 2025
GDP per capita$140.2KESTIMATE 2026 · latest actual 2025
Real GDP growth2.5%ESTIMATE 2026 · latest actual 2025
Inflation3.1%ESTIMATE 2026 · latest actual 2025
Unemployment4.8%ESTIMATE 2026 · latest actual 2025

IMF World Economic Outlook · April 2026 database · published 2026-04-14 · downloaded 2026-09-25

World Bank Indicators API · downloaded 2026-09-17 · each card uses its latest available year · CC BY 4.0

ATLAS-DERIVED · ENGINE 1.0

Geopolitical position

A relational fingerprint calculated only from reviewed directions. Coverage is stated beside every aggregate.

Average toward reviewed countries+5194 directions reviewed
Average from reviewed countries+5194 directions reviewed
Cooperative or stronger27Scores of +10 or above
Competitive or worse1Scores of −10 or below
CURRENT REVIEWED LAYER

Relationships from Ireland

Sorted from highest to lowest for navigation, not as a league table. Differences below 5 points are treated as practical ties. Select a row for the evidence-backed directional page and its reciprocal comparison.

CountryScoreBandConfidenceEvidence
ItalyIRL → ITA+23Cooperative71%Broad sourced evidenceBelgiumIRL → BEL+19Cooperative65%Documented bilateral evidenceChinaIRL → CHN+19Cooperative76%Documented bilateral evidenceGermanyIRL → DEU+19Cooperative68%Documented bilateral evidenceNetherlandsIRL → NLD+19Cooperative68%Documented bilateral evidenceFranceIRL → FRA+17Cooperative68%Documented bilateral evidenceAustriaIRL → AUT+16Cooperative65%Documented bilateral evidenceBulgariaIRL → BGR+16Cooperative65%Documented bilateral evidenceCroatiaIRL → HRV+16Cooperative65%Documented bilateral evidenceCyprusIRL → CYP+16Cooperative65%Documented bilateral evidenceDenmarkIRL → DNK+16Cooperative65%Documented bilateral evidenceEstoniaIRL → EST+16Cooperative65%Documented bilateral evidenceFinlandIRL → FIN+16Cooperative65%Documented bilateral evidenceGreeceIRL → GRC+16Cooperative65%Documented bilateral evidenceLatviaIRL → LVA+16Cooperative65%Documented bilateral evidenceLithuaniaIRL → LTU+16Cooperative65%Documented bilateral evidenceLuxembourgIRL → LUX+16Cooperative65%Documented bilateral evidenceMaltaIRL → MLT+16Cooperative65%Documented bilateral evidencePolandIRL → POL+16Cooperative68%Documented bilateral evidencePortugalIRL → PRT+16Cooperative65%Documented bilateral evidenceSlovakiaIRL → SVK+16Cooperative65%Documented bilateral evidenceSloveniaIRL → SVN+16Cooperative65%Documented bilateral evidenceSpainIRL → ESP+16Cooperative68%Documented bilateral evidenceSwedenIRL → SWE+16Cooperative68%Documented bilateral evidenceCzechiaIRL → CZE+14Cooperative65%Documented bilateral evidenceHungaryIRL → HUN+14Cooperative65%Documented bilateral evidenceRomaniaIRL → ROU+14Cooperative65%Documented bilateral evidenceNorwayIRL → NOR+7Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceSouth KoreaIRL → KOR+7Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceSwitzerlandIRL → CHE+7Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceUnited KingdomIRL → GBR+7Mixed60%Broad sourced evidenceAlgeriaIRL → DZA+6Mixed60%Broad sourced evidenceEgyptIRL → EGY+6Mixed60%Broad sourced evidenceJapanIRL → JPN+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceMoroccoIRL → MAR+6Mixed60%Broad sourced evidenceUkraineIRL → UKR+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceAndorraIRL → AND+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyBosnia and HerzegovinaIRL → BIH+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyCanadaIRL → CAN+5Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceGeorgiaIRL → GEO+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyIcelandIRL → ISL+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyLiechtensteinIRL → LIE+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyMexicoIRL → MEX+5Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceMoldovaIRL → MDA+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyMonacoIRL → MCO+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyMontenegroIRL → MNE+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyNew ZealandIRL → NZL+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlySan MarinoIRL → SMR+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlySouth AfricaIRL → ZAF+5Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceUnited StatesIRL → USA+5Mixed65%Documented bilateral evidenceAngolaIRL → AGO+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceAntigua and BarbudaIRL → ATG+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceBahamasIRL → BHS+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceBarbadosIRL → BRB+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceBelizeIRL → BLZ+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceBeninIRL → BEN+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceBoliviaIRL → BOL+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceBotswanaIRL → BWA+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceBruneiIRL → BRN+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceBurkina FasoIRL → BFA+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceBurundiIRL → BDI+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceCambodiaIRL → KHM+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceCameroonIRL → CMR+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceCape VerdeIRL → CPV+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceCentral African RepublicIRL → CAF+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceChadIRL → TCD+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceComorosIRL → COM+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceCubaIRL → CUB+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceDjiboutiIRL → DJI+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceDominicaIRL → DMA+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceDominican RepublicIRL → DOM+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceDR CongoIRL → COD+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceEcuadorIRL → ECU+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceEquatorial GuineaIRL → GNQ+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceEritreaIRL → ERI+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceEswatiniIRL → SWZ+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceFijiIRL → FJI+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceGabonIRL → GAB+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceGambiaIRL → GMB+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceGhanaIRL → GHA+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceGrenadaIRL → GRD+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceGuineaIRL → GIN+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceGuinea-BissauIRL → GNB+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceGuyanaIRL → GUY+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceHaitiIRL → HTI+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceIndiaIRL → IND+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceIsraelIRL → ISR+4Mixed60%Broad sourced evidenceIvory CoastIRL → CIV+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceJamaicaIRL → JAM+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceKenyaIRL → KEN+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceKiribatiIRL → KIR+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceKuwaitIRL → KWT+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceKyrgyzstanIRL → KGZ+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceLaosIRL → LAO+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceLesothoIRL → LSO+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceLiberiaIRL → LBR+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceMadagascarIRL → MDG+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceMalawiIRL → MWI+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceMaldivesIRL → MDV+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceMaliIRL → MLI+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceMarshall IslandsIRL → MHL+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceMauritaniaIRL → MRT+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceMauritiusIRL → MUS+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceMicronesiaIRL → FSM+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceMozambiqueIRL → MOZ+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceMyanmarIRL → MMR+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceNamibiaIRL → NAM+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceNigerIRL → NER+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceOmanIRL → OMN+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidencePalauIRL → PLW+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidencePapua New GuineaIRL → PNG+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceParaguayIRL → PRY+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceQatarIRL → QAT+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceRepublic of the CongoIRL → COG+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceRwandaIRL → RWA+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSaint Kitts and NevisIRL → KNA+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSaint LuciaIRL → LCA+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesIRL → VCT+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSamoaIRL → WSM+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSão Tomé and PríncipeIRL → STP+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSenegalIRL → SEN+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSeychellesIRL → SYC+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSierra LeoneIRL → SLE+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSolomon IslandsIRL → SLB+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSomaliaIRL → SOM+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSudanIRL → SDN+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSurinameIRL → SUR+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceTanzaniaIRL → TZA+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceTimor-LesteIRL → TLS+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceTogoIRL → TGO+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceTongaIRL → TON+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceTrinidad and TobagoIRL → TTO+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceTurkmenistanIRL → TKM+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceTuvaluIRL → TUV+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceUgandaIRL → UGA+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceUzbekistanIRL → UZB+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceVanuatuIRL → VUT+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceZambiaIRL → ZMB+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceZimbabweIRL → ZWE+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceAfghanistanIRL → AFG+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyAlbaniaIRL → ALB+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyArmeniaIRL → ARM+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyAustraliaIRL → AUS+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyAzerbaijanIRL → AZE+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyBahrainIRL → BHR+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyBangladeshIRL → BGD+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyBhutanIRL → BTN+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyBrazilIRL → BRA+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyChileIRL → CHL+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyColombiaIRL → COL+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyCosta RicaIRL → CRI+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyEl SalvadorIRL → SLV+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyEthiopiaIRL → ETH+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyGuatemalaIRL → GTM+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyHondurasIRL → HND+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyIndonesiaIRL → IDN+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyIraqIRL → IRQ+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyJordanIRL → JOR+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyKazakhstanIRL → KAZ+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyLebanonIRL → LBN+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyLibyaIRL → LBY+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyMalaysiaIRL → MYS+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyMongoliaIRL → MNG+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyNauruIRL → NRU+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceNepalIRL → NPL+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyNicaraguaIRL → NIC+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceNigeriaIRL → NGA+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyNorth MacedoniaIRL → MKD+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyPakistanIRL → PAK+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyPalestineIRL → PSE+2Mixed42%Documented bilateral evidencePanamaIRL → PAN+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyPeruIRL → PER+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyPhilippinesIRL → PHL+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlySaudi ArabiaIRL → SAU+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlySerbiaIRL → SRB+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlySingaporeIRL → SGP+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlySouth SudanIRL → SSD+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSri LankaIRL → LKA+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyTajikistanIRL → TJK+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyThailandIRL → THA+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyTunisiaIRL → TUN+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyTürkiyeIRL → TUR+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyUnited Arab EmiratesIRL → ARE+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyUruguayIRL → URY+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyVatican CityIRL → VAT+2Mixed42%Documented bilateral evidenceVenezuelaIRL → VEN+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceVietnamIRL → VNM+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyYemenIRL → YEM+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyArgentinaIRL → ARG0Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyBelarusIRL → BLR0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyIranIRL → IRN-6Mixed60%Documented bilateral evidenceNorth KoreaIRL → PRK-6Mixed54%Documented bilateral evidenceSyriaIRL → SYR-6Mixed54%Documented bilateral evidenceRussiaIRL → RUS-26Competitive89%Broad sourced evidence
Methodology v1.1.1 frozen

Every component begins at zero. Only documented rules and measured thresholds alter the score; unavailable evidence is not converted into a neutral assumption. Gaps below 5 points should not be interpreted as a meaningful ranking.