GDP growth in Ireland
Ireland: GDP growth was 12.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Ireland, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp growth in Ireland stood at 12.3%.
That represents a change of up 374.6% on the previous year and down 49.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Ireland peaked at 24.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, -5.1%, in 2009.
Ireland ranks 4th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP growth in Ireland, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.0% | — |
| 1962 | 3.2% | -35.9% |
| 1963 | 4.7% | +47.5% |
| 1964 | 3.8% | -20.2% |
| 1965 | 1.9% | -48.9% |
| 1966 | 0.9% | -53.8% |
| 1967 | 5.8% | +547.8% |
| 1968 | 8.2% | +42.5% |
| 1969 | 5.9% | -28.9% |
| 1970 | 2.7% | -54.6% |
| 1971 | 3.5% | +30.4% |
| 1972 | 6.5% | +87.0% |
| 1973 | 4.7% | -27.2% |
| 1974 | 4.3% | -9.8% |
| 1975 | 5.7% | +32.8% |
| 1976 | 1.4% | -75.3% |
| 1977 | 8.2% | +488.7% |
| 1978 | 7.2% | -12.5% |
| 1979 | 3.1% | -57.2% |
| 1980 | 3.1% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 3.3% | +8.0% |
| 1982 | 2.3% | -31.3% |
| 1983 | -0.2% | -110.7% |
| 1984 | 4.4% | -1882.4% |
| 1985 | 3.1% | -29.1% |
| 1986 | -0.4% | -113.9% |
| 1987 | 4.7% | -1188.7% |
| 1988 | 5.2% | +11.9% |
| 1989 | 5.8% | +11.4% |
| 1990 | 8.5% | +45.6% |
| 1991 | 1.9% | -77.2% |
| 1992 | 3.3% | +73.3% |
| 1993 | 2.7% | -19.5% |
| 1994 | 5.8% | +113.8% |
| 1995 | 9.6% | +67.4% |
| 1996 | 7.4% | -23.4% |
| 1997 | 11.0% | +49.4% |
| 1998 | 8.8% | -20.5% |
| 1999 | 10.5% | +20.1% |
| 2000 | 9.4% | -10.7% |
| 2001 | 5.3% | -43.6% |
| 2002 | 5.9% | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | -48.9% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | +125.2% |
| 2005 | 5.7% | -15.4% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | -13.1% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | -4.5% | -184.4% |
| 2009 | -5.1% | +13.6% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | -133.0% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | -0.4% | -125.2% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | -641.4% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | +328.0% |
| 2015 | 24.6% | +162.4% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -95.0% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | +726.8% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | -23.9% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -35.3% |
| 2020 | 7.2% | +43.9% |
| 2021 | 16.3% | +127.3% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | -53.8% |
| 2023 | -2.5% | -133.8% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | -202.5% |
| 2025 | 12.3% | +374.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.4% | 0.9% | 8.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.7% | 1.4% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.1% | -0.4% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.0% | 1.9% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | -5.1% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | -0.4% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | -2.5% | 16.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More economy & growth data for Ireland
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.96 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 24.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6354 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 83,618 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), annual growth rate 19.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.5623 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita 73,999 current LCU per person (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 10.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6639 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Ireland?
- Gdp growth in Ireland was 12.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.1% in 2009.
- How does Ireland rank for gdp growth?
- Ireland ranks 4th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.