Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square in Ireland
Ireland: Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square was 0.0063 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power in Ireland, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2019, gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Ireland stood at 0.0063 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 81.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Ireland peaked at 0.0063 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
Ireland ranks 29th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square in Ireland, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0049 units per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 2016 | 0.005 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0055 units per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 0.006 units per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.0063 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0041 units per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.0063 units per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0017 units per square kilometre, 3.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +25.4% | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | 0.0049 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 26 Denmark 0.0084 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Barbados 0.0078 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Trinidad and Tobago 0.007 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Austria 0.006 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 Bangladesh 0.0059 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 France 0.0057 units per square kilometre compare
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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0082 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1,078 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 2.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 787.03 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0048 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Ireland?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Ireland was 0.0063 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0063 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Ireland rank for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power?
- Ireland ranks 29th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.