Gross capital formation in Ireland
Ireland: Gross capital formation was 39.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gross capital formation in Ireland, 1971–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 39.8% for gross capital formation in 2025.
The figure is up 235.2% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation in Ireland peaked at 99.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, -38.9%, in 2021.
That places Ireland 5th out of 168 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross capital formation in Ireland, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.5% | — |
| 1972 | 15.1% | +501.0% |
| 1973 | 15.7% | +4.5% |
| 1974 | -0.6% | -103.6% |
| 1975 | -21.9% | +3727.3% |
| 1976 | 17.2% | -178.5% |
| 1977 | 16.9% | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 10.3% | -39.0% |
| 1979 | 16.4% | +59.3% |
| 1980 | -15.2% | -193.1% |
| 1981 | 9.2% | -160.4% |
| 1982 | 5.1% | -45.0% |
| 1983 | -10.7% | -311.7% |
| 1984 | 0.3% | -103.1% |
| 1985 | -8.5% | -2653.3% |
| 1986 | -2.8% | -66.4% |
| 1987 | -7.0% | +147.2% |
| 1988 | 1.2% | -116.4% |
| 1989 | 18.3% | +1488.1% |
| 1990 | 23.8% | +29.9% |
| 1991 | -6.7% | -128.0% |
| 1992 | -12.6% | +89.8% |
| 1993 | -4.1% | -67.2% |
| 1994 | 12.0% | -390.2% |
| 1995 | 24.1% | +100.0% |
| 1996 | 16.1% | -33.3% |
| 1997 | 18.5% | +15.0% |
| 1998 | 15.5% | -16.1% |
| 1999 | 9.2% | -40.8% |
| 2000 | 6.7% | -26.8% |
| 2001 | 3.7% | -44.3% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | +62.4% |
| 2003 | 9.5% | +56.2% |
| 2004 | 7.4% | -22.5% |
| 2005 | 17.7% | +141.2% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | -50.9% |
| 2007 | -1.1% | -112.6% |
| 2008 | -13.6% | +1133.5% |
| 2009 | -19.5% | +43.2% |
| 2010 | -13.1% | -32.5% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | -137.3% |
| 2012 | 15.2% | +209.6% |
| 2013 | -5.6% | -136.7% |
| 2014 | 29.3% | -624.9% |
| 2015 | 54.7% | +87.0% |
| 2016 | 36.2% | -33.9% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | -88.1% |
| 2018 | -12.3% | -387.7% |
| 2019 | 99.7% | -908.1% |
| 2020 | -14.6% | -114.7% |
| 2021 | -38.9% | +165.9% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | -117.1% |
| 2023 | 12.7% | +90.1% |
| 2024 | -29.5% | -332.3% |
| 2025 | 39.8% | -235.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.9% | -21.9% | 17.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | -1.0% | -15.2% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.6% | -12.6% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | -19.5% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.3% | -13.1% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.0% | -38.9% | 39.8% | 6 |
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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)
- 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 gross capital formation in Ireland?
- Gross capital formation in Ireland was 39.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross capital formation recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was -38.9% in 2021.
- How does Ireland rank for gross capital formation?
- Ireland ranks 5th out of 168 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. 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 Gross capital formation (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.