Industry (including construction), value added in Ireland
Ireland: Industry (including construction), value added was 28.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Industry (including construction), value added in Ireland, 1996–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, industry (including construction), value added in Ireland stood at 28.0%.
The figure is up 6,510.8% on the previous year and down 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Ireland peaked at 65.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, -15.8%, in 2023.
That places Ireland 3rd out of 197 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.
Industry (including construction), value added in Ireland, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 8.2% | — |
| 1997 | 15.4% | +86.9% |
| 1998 | 12.1% | -21.4% |
| 1999 | 12.4% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 12.6% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 5.0% | -60.4% |
| 2002 | 9.3% | +87.4% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -89.7% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | +60.8% |
| 2005 | 6.5% | +319.1% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | -58.4% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | +69.5% |
| 2008 | -7.9% | -273.9% |
| 2009 | -9.9% | +24.8% |
| 2010 | -1.0% | -90.2% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | -432.8% |
| 2012 | -4.6% | -242.0% |
| 2013 | -2.2% | -52.6% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | -625.8% |
| 2015 | 65.6% | +474.0% |
| 2016 | -0.6% | -100.9% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | -776.8% |
| 2018 | 10.5% | +156.7% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | -78.9% |
| 2020 | 20.0% | +802.4% |
| 2021 | 21.1% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 13.6% | -35.5% |
| 2023 | -15.8% | -215.7% |
| 2024 | -0.4% | -97.2% |
| 2025 | 28.0% | -6510.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.1% | 8.2% | 15.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | -9.9% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | -4.6% | 65.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | -15.8% | 28.0% | 6 |
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- 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 industry (including construction), value added in Ireland?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Ireland was 28.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 65.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.8% in 2023.
- How does Ireland rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Ireland ranks 3rd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.4%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.