Gross capital formation in US dollars — all countries

Gross capital formation in US dollars — Ireland

Gross capital formation in US dollars in Ireland in 2025 — 165,501,454,721 US$. Ranked 21 in the world out of 131. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 15,577.9%.

2025 166B US$ +48.88% vs 2024
World rank 21of 131
Period maximum 219B US$2019
Period minimum 1.06B US$1970

Trend over time

1970–2025 · US$

Gross capital formation in US dollars — Ireland, 1970–20250100B200B300B19701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 1,055,634,096 US$1971: 1,199,984,668 US$1972: 1,553,300,551 US$1973: 1,969,361,374 US$1974: 2,248,263,672 US$1975: 2,171,407,666 US$1976: 2,355,618,455 US$1977: 3,080,913,587 US$1978: 4,173,030,806 US$1979: 5,935,288,524 US$1980: 5,936,962,292 US$1981: 5,753,943,466 US$1982: 5,851,806,394 US$1983: 4,854,155,819 US$1984: 4,489,597,063 US$1985: 4,164,522,362 US$1986: 5,278,019,288 US$1987: 5,677,519,897 US$1988: 6,162,977,804 US$1989: 7,223,773,859 US$1990: 10,614,081,021 US$1991: 9,794,556,978 US$1992: 9,303,127,429 US$1993: 8,108,561,461 US$1994: 9,429,096,584 US$1995: 13,048,758,838 US$1996: 15,560,316,280 US$1997: 18,418,212,751 US$1998: 21,736,220,702 US$1999: 24,363,027,185 US$2000: 24,558,831,817 US$2001: 26,523,392,258 US$2002: 30,969,265,182 US$2003: 42,393,210,648 US$2004: 52,904,714,183 US$2005: 64,219,384,996 US$2006: 74,049,840,882 US$2007: 78,993,072,783 US$2008: 67,944,886,023 US$2009: 48,006,627,034 US$2010: 38,340,612,904 US$2011: 41,217,585,093 US$2012: 45,130,692,020 US$2013: 44,614,424,062 US$2014: 58,457,504,554 US$2015: 78,799,939,907 US$2016: 108,823,232,496 US$2017: 118,562,269,461 US$2018: 111,508,679,564 US$2019: 218,681,210,269 US$2020: 185,701,495,225 US$2021: 122,159,853,332 US$2022: 125,483,005,879 US$2023: 151,251,815,214 US$2024: 111,161,362,775 US$2025: 165,501,454,721 US$
Change over the period: +164B (+15,577.92%) Average annual rate: 9.63 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ireland

Ireland 166B US$
Northern Europe computed 1.47T US$
Gross capital formation in US dollars — Ireland, by year Ireland All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 166B +54.34B +48.88%
2024 111B −40.09B −26.51%
2023 151B +25.77B +20.54%
2022 125B +3.32B +2.72%
2021 122B −63.54B −34.22%
2020 186B −32.98B −15.08%
2019 219B +107B +96.11%
2018 112B −7.05B −5.95%
2017 119B +9.74B +8.95%
2016 109B +30.02B +38.1%
2015 78.8B +20.34B +34.8%
2014 58.46B +13.84B +31.03%
2013 44.61B −516M −1.14%
2012 45.13B +3.91B +9.49%
2011 41.22B +2.88B +7.5%
2010 38.34B −9.67B −20.13%
2009 48.01B −19.94B −29.34%
2008 67.94B −11.05B −13.99%
2007 78.99B +4.94B +6.68%
2006 74.05B +9.83B +15.31%
2005 64.22B +11.31B +21.39%
2004 52.9B +10.51B +24.8%
2003 42.39B +11.42B +36.89%
2002 30.97B +4.45B +16.76%
2001 26.52B +1.96B +8%
2000 24.56B +196M +0.8%
1999 24.36B +2.63B +12.08%
1998 21.74B +3.32B +18.01%
1997 18.42B +2.86B +18.37%
1996 15.56B +2.51B +19.25%
1995 13.05B +3.62B +38.39%
1994 9.43B +1.32B +16.29%
1993 8.11B −1.19B −12.84%
1992 9.3B −491M −5.02%
1991 9.79B −820M −7.72%
1990 10.61B +3.39B +46.93%
1989 7.22B +1.06B +17.21%
1988 6.16B +485M +8.55%
1987 5.68B +400M +7.57%
1986 5.28B +1.11B +26.74%
1985 4.16B −325M −7.24%
1984 4.49B −365M −7.51%
1983 4.85B −998M −17.05%
1982 5.85B +97.86M +1.7%
1981 5.75B −183M −3.08%
1980 5.94B +1.67M +0.03%
1979 5.94B +1.76B +42.23%
1978 4.17B +1.09B +35.45%
1977 3.08B +725M +30.79%
1976 2.36B +184M +8.48%
1975 2.17B −76.86M −3.42%
1974 2.25B +279M +14.16%
1973 1.97B +416M +26.79%
1972 1.55B +353M +29.44%
1971 1.2B +144M +13.67%
1970 1.06B

About the indicator

Gross fixed capital formation and changes in inventories in current US dollars — what is commonly called investment in the economy. It covers the construction of buildings and structures, purchases of machinery and equipment, roads and networks, as well as the build-up of inventories. The word gross means that the wear of existing capital is not deducted: part of these outlays merely replaces what is retiring rather than adding to the stock.

Important: This concerns outlays on physical capital inside the country, not financial investment and not inflows of foreign capital.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.