Services, value added in Ireland
Ireland: Services, value added was 56.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in Ireland, 1995–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, services, value added in Ireland stood at 56.7%.
The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Ireland peaked at 67.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 51.8%, in 2002.
Ireland ranks 114th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Services, value added in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 55.8% | — |
| 1996 | 56.0% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 55.5% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 55.7% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 55.2% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 55.1% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 53.0% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 51.8% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 54.9% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 55.6% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 56.7% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 56.9% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 59.3% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 62.6% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 63.7% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 66.8% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 65.9% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 66.4% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 67.5% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 67.2% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 54.2% | -19.3% |
| 2016 | 55.7% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 55.6% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 56.2% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 57.5% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 55.8% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 55.2% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 53.5% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 60.3% | +12.7% |
| 2024 | 60.6% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 56.7% | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.6% | 55.2% | 56.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 57.0% | 51.8% | 63.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.3% | 54.2% | 67.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.0% | 53.5% | 60.6% | 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 value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 13.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.8456 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 111,273 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 12.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.7548 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 99,326 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), annual growth 12.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per unit of 0.7105 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Ireland?
- Services, value added in Ireland was 56.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 67.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.8% in 2002.
- How does Ireland rank for services, value added?
- Ireland ranks 114th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. 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 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.