Economic Outlook No 115 — Private final consumption expenditure in Ireland
Ireland: Economic Outlook No 115 — Private final consumption expenditure was 124.46 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Economic Outlook No 115 — Private final consumption expenditure in Ireland, 1990–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Analysis
In 2025, economic outlook no 115 — private final consumption expenditure in Ireland stood at 124.46 billion. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic outlook no 115 — private final consumption expenditure in Ireland peaked at 124.46 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 38.47 billion, in 1990.
That places Ireland 36th out of 38 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Economic Outlook No 115 — Private final consumption expenditure in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 38.47 billion | — |
| 1991 | 39.16 billion | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 40.29 billion | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 41.46 billion | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 43.27 billion | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 44.76 billion | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 47.84 billion | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 51.20 billion | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 55.31 billion | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 60.58 billion | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 66.83 billion | +10.3% |
| 2001 | 70.45 billion | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 73.43 billion | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 76.02 billion | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 79.14 billion | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 84.57 billion | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 89.72 billion | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 95.58 billion | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 96.60 billion | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 92.29 billion | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 92.47 billion | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 91.10 billion | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 90.56 billion | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 91.16 billion | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 93.54 billion | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 96.26 billion | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 100.68 billion | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 103.16 billion | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 107.09 billion | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 109.67 billion | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 97.68 billion | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 105.79 billion | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 115.90 billion | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 119.60 billion | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 121.21 billion | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 124.46 billion | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.23 billion | 38.47 billion | 60.58 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.46 billion | 66.83 billion | 96.60 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.57 billion | 90.56 billion | 109.67 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 114.11 billion | 97.68 billion | 124.46 billion | 6 |
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 10.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5674 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 74,661 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.5021 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 66,073 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4176 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economic outlook no 115 — private final consumption expenditure in Ireland?
- Economic outlook no 115 — private final consumption expenditure in Ireland was 124.46 billion in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest economic outlook no 115 — private final consumption expenditure recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 124.46 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest economic outlook no 115 — private final consumption expenditure recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.47 billion in 1990.
- How does Ireland rank for economic outlook no 115 — private final consumption expenditure?
- Ireland ranks 36th out of 38 countries with data for 2025.
- Is economic outlook no 115 — private final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Economic Outlook No 115 — Private final consumption expenditure, volume. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
May 2024 - The OECD Economic Outlook presents the OECD’s analysis of the major global economic trends and prospects for the next two years. The Outlook puts forward a consistent set of projections for output, employment, government spending, prices and current balances based on a review of each member country and of the induced effect on each of them on international developments. OECD (2024), OECD Economic Outlook No 115 (Edition 2024/1) EO115 Database documentation EO115 Last historical points gdp inflation cpi population unemployment real gdp gdp per capita employment OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact: eco.outlook@oecd.org Keywords: Outlook, forecasts, forecast, GDP