Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%) in Ireland
Ireland: Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%) was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita in Ireland, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in Ireland is 0.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 101.4% on the previous year and down 98.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in Ireland peaked at 23.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, -7.1%, in 2023.
Ireland ranks 182nd of 228 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%) in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.0% | — |
| 2001 | 3.7% | -53.8% |
| 2002 | 4.1% | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | -65.9% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | +250.0% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | -28.6% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | -37.1% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | -6.5% | -382.6% |
| 2009 | -6.1% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -118.0% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +9.1% |
| 2012 | -0.8% | -166.7% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | -300.0% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | +431.2% |
| 2015 | 23.4% | +175.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -99.6% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | +8700.0% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | -29.5% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -40.3% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | +64.9% |
| 2021 | 15.2% | +149.2% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | -54.6% |
| 2023 | -7.1% | -202.9% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -101.4% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.4%, 7% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.2%, 4% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%) in Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +8700.0% | 0.1% | 8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8% | -6.5% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | -0.8% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | -7.1% | 15.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in Ireland?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in Ireland was 0.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 23.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.1% in 2023.
- How does Ireland rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per capita?
- Ireland ranks 182nd out of 228 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per capita rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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