Ireland vs Lower middle income: Gross capital formation
Gross capital formation over time
- Ireland
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 39.8% against 6.2% in Lower middle income, a difference of 33.6%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 6.4 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 5th and Lower middle income ranks 2nd of 169 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 3 and Lower middle income in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.9% | 5.1% | 2.9% | Ireland |
| 1980s | -1.0% | 3.8% | 4.8% | Lower middle income |
| 1990s | 9.6% | 6.1% | 3.4% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 8.9% | 6.4% | Lower middle income |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 5.2% | 16.1% | Ireland |
| 2020s | -4.0% | 4.9% | 8.9% | Lower middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, Ireland or Lower middle income?
- Ireland, at 39.8% against 6.2% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between Ireland and Lower middle income?
- 33.6%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Lower middle income?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Lower middle income rank globally for gross capital formation?
- Ireland ranks 5th and Lower middle income ranks 2nd of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross capital formation (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.