Machinery and transport equipment in Ireland
Ireland: Machinery and transport equipment was 1.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Machinery and transport equipment in Ireland, 1963–2023
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 1.5% for machinery and transport equipment in 2023.
That represents a change of down 20.0% on the previous year and down 87.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, machinery and transport equipment in Ireland peaked at 21.2% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2016.
That places Ireland 120th out of 149 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Machinery and transport equipment in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 7.6% | — |
| 1964 | 8.3% | +8.3% |
| 1965 | 7.4% | -9.9% |
| 1966 | 7.4% | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 7.0% | -5.7% |
| 1968 | 7.3% | +4.6% |
| 1969 | 7.8% | +7.2% |
| 1970 | 7.8% | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 6.9% | -11.4% |
| 1972 | 7.1% | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 8.5% | +19.7% |
| 1974 | 9.3% | +9.0% |
| 1975 | 9.2% | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 9.7% | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 9.5% | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 10.4% | +9.6% |
| 1979 | 9.9% | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 11.2% | +13.5% |
| 1981 | 12.0% | +7.5% |
| 1982 | 12.5% | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 15.0% | +20.1% |
| 1984 | 16.1% | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 16.2% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 17.9% | +10.4% |
| 1987 | 18.0% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 17.8% | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 17.6% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 16.9% | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 18.3% | +7.9% |
| 1992 | 16.4% | -10.2% |
| 1993 | 15.3% | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 14.9% | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 21.2% | +42.6% |
| 1996 | 17.6% | -17.1% |
| 1997 | 18.0% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 15.7% | -12.5% |
| 1999 | 19.7% | +25.2% |
| 2000 | 19.5% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 16.0% | -18.1% |
| 2002 | 11.4% | -28.7% |
| 2003 | 9.8% | -14.1% |
| 2004 | 11.8% | +20.4% |
| 2005 | 14.2% | +20.7% |
| 2006 | 15.7% | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 14.3% | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 13.6% | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 13.3% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 11.5% | -14.4% |
| 2012 | 12.9% | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 11.8% | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 11.7% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -98.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -51.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +123.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -39.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +27.9% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | +824.4% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -20.0% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 1.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 20.4%, 7% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 1.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18.9%, 8% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Machinery and transport equipment 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +824.4% | 0.2% | 1.9% |
| 2017 | +123.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| 2015 | -98.0% | 11.7% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.6% | 7.0% | 8.3% | 7 |
| 1970s | 8.8% | 6.9% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.4% | 11.2% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.4% | 14.9% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.9% | 9.8% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 0.1% | 13.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.2% | 1.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 117 El Salvador 1.9% compare
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- 119 Côte d'Ivoire 1.6% compare
- 121 Paraguay 1.5% compare
- 122 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.4% compare
- 123 Kyrgyzstan 1.3% 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 67.14 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 12,444 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 4.82 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 103.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 893.09 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 7.57 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is machinery and transport equipment in Ireland?
- Machinery and transport equipment in Ireland was 1.5% in 2023, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest machinery and transport equipment recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 21.2% in 1995.
- What is the lowest machinery and transport equipment recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2016.
- How does Ireland rank for machinery and transport equipment?
- Ireland ranks 120th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is machinery and transport equipment rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Machinery and transport equipment (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Machinery and transport equipment manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 29-35. 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 is expressed as a percentage of value added in manufacturing which is the contribution to the economy by the manufacturing sector (ISIC Rev. 3 major division D).