Ireland - Taxes and Bureaucracy 5.06
GEM NES · updated 2026-10-03 · 118 economies tracked
Global rank
##20 of 118 economies
Share of global total
2.1%
Ranking Race — Taxes and Bureaucracy
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
IrelandUnited Arab EmiratesTaiwan, ChinaSaudi ArabiaArmenia
Real annual global ranks, 2000 - 2024. Ireland climbed from #2 to #20 (overtook Qatar). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for Ireland ↓Key Events — Ireland
Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
2015Overtook Qatar in global rank auto
2017Overtook Luxembourg in global rank auto
Taxes and Bureaucracy, 2000-2021
GEM NES · 0-10 expert rating · linear scale · ranking in the race above
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