Is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Ireland?

Over the last ten years it is down 46.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Ireland

Name: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Ireland
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
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Ireland: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0287 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)

0.0287 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 1.9%

World rank

137th

of 194 countries

All-time high

0.0566 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2009

All-time low

0.0287 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2021

Years of data

1970–2021

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Ireland, 1970–2021

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 0.0287 current US$ per US$ of GDP for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 46.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Ireland peaked at 0.0566 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0287 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.

Ireland ranks 137th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Ireland, 1970 to 2021.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.0428 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.0383 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.5%
1972	0.0404 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.4%
1973	0.04 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
1974	0.0412 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.8%
1975	0.0529 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+28.5%
1976	0.0385 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-27.2%
1977	0.0453 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.6%
1978	0.0436 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.7%
1979	0.0465 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.8%
1980	0.0474 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.9%
1981	0.0511 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.8%
1982	0.0488 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.5%
1983	0.0502 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.8%
1984	0.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
1985	0.0494 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
1986	0.0498 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
1987	0.0528 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.9%
1988	0.0493 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.5%
1989	0.0469 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.9%
1990	0.0446 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.8%
1991	0.0476 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.7%
1992	0.0489 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.6%
1993	0.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.3%
1994	0.0512 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.3%
1995	0.0476 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
1996	0.0469 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
1997	0.0511 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.1%
1998	0.0399 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.9%
1999	0.0379 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.2%
2000	0.0371 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
2001	0.036 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
2002	0.0371 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.0%
2003	0.0393 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.1%
2004	0.0423 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.6%
2005	0.0418 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.1%
2006	0.0422 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
2007	0.0428 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.5%
2008	0.0493 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.3%
2009	0.0566 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.6%
2010	0.0559 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.1%
2011	0.0539 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.7%
2012	0.0542 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
2013	0.0494 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.9%
2014	0.0445 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.9%
2015	0.0338 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-24.0%
2016	0.0339 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
2017	0.0321 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.4%
2018	0.0313 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
2019	0.0303 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
2020	0.0293 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.5%
2021	0.0287 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.9%

Ireland compared with similar countries

Ireland's 0.0287 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0408 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 70% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
Ireland's 0.0287 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0415 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 69% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0429 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0383 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0529 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0496 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0469 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0528 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0466 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0379 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0512 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0424 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.036 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0566 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0419 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0303 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0559 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.029 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0287 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0293 current US$ per US$ of GDP	2

Countries ranked near Ireland

134 Benin 0.0292 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
135 Suriname 0.0287 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
136 Saint Lucia 0.0287 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
138 Kazakhstan 0.0286 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
139 Nepal 0.0286 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
140 Angola 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 103.44 % change on previous year (2024)
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Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 893.09 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Ireland?: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Ireland was 0.0287 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Ireland?: The highest recorded value was 0.0566 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2009.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Ireland?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0287 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
How does Ireland rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Ireland ranks 137th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Ireland?: Over the last ten years it is down 46.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ireland data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 194 places, 8,330 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed: 27 September 2026

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.