Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Ireland
Ireland: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) was 8.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Ireland, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 8.1% for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in 2025.
The figure is up 192.4% on the previous year and down 60.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Ireland peaked at 20.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, -7.4%, in 2023.
Ireland ranks 4th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.8% | — |
| 2001 | 2.3% | -51.1% |
| 2002 | 4.4% | +87.2% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | -63.5% |
| 2004 | 4.6% | +186.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -80.4% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | +54.4% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | +48.2% |
| 2008 | -3.5% | -269.4% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | -199.1% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | +82.1% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | -42.4% |
| 2012 | -0.0% | -100.6% |
| 2013 | -0.9% | +4200.0% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | -854.7% |
| 2015 | 20.4% | +215.1% |
| 2016 | -2.3% | -111.1% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | -401.3% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | -36.2% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | -49.1% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | +284.3% |
| 2021 | 11.2% | +30.7% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | -83.8% |
| 2023 | -7.4% | -508.8% |
| 2024 | 2.8% | -137.3% |
| 2025 | 8.1% | +192.4% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 8.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 5.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 8.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.2%, 3.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -4200.0% | -0.0% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | -3.5% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | -2.3% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | -7.4% | 11.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Ireland?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Ireland was 8.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.4% in 2023.
- How does Ireland rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Ireland ranks 4th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.5%. 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 employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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