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Gross capital formation (% of GDP) — Ireland

Gross capital formation (% of GDP) in Ireland in 2025 — 22.9%. Ranked 66 in the world out of 131. Since 1970, the indicator has fallen by 1.1 pp.

2025 22.9% +4.7 pp vs 2024
World rank 66of 131
Period maximum 53.7%2019
Period minimum 15.5%1993

Trend over time

1970–2025 · % of GDP

Gross capital formation (% of GDP) — Ireland, 1970–2025020406019701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 24%1971: 23.5%1972: 24.6%1973: 26.3%1974: 28.5%1975: 22.9%1976: 24.9%1977: 27.4%1978: 28.5%1979: 32.4%1980: 27.3%1981: 27.8%1982: 27.2%1983: 23.4%1984: 22.3%1985: 19.6%1986: 18.4%1987: 16.7%1988: 16.3%1989: 18.4%1990: 21.5%1991: 19.7%1992: 16.6%1993: 15.5%1994: 16.5%1995: 18.9%1996: 20.5%1997: 22.2%1998: 24.1%1999: 24.6%2000: 24.5%2001: 24.3%2002: 24.1%2003: 25.7%2004: 27.2%2005: 30.3%2006: 31.9%2007: 29.2%2008: 24.7%2009: 20.3%2010: 17.3%2011: 17.1%2012: 19.9%2013: 18.4%2014: 21.9%2015: 26.1%2016: 35.6%2017: 34%2018: 28.2%2019: 53.7%2020: 42.6%2021: 23%2022: 22.9%2023: 26.7%2024: 18.2%2025: 22.9%
Change over the period: −1.1 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Ireland 22.9%
Europe & Central Asia 22.9%
Northern Europe computed 21.3%
Gross capital formation (% of GDP) — Ireland, by year Ireland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 22.9 +4.7 pp
2024 18.2 −8.4 pp
2023 26.7 +3.8 pp
2022 22.9 −0.1 pp
2021 23 −19.6 pp
2020 42.6 −11.1 pp
2019 53.7 +25.5 pp
2018 28.2 −5.9 pp
2017 34 −1.6 pp
2016 35.6 +9.5 pp
2015 26.1 +4.1 pp
2014 21.9 +3.6 pp
2013 18.4 −1.5 pp
2012 19.9 +2.8 pp
2011 17.1 −0.2 pp
2010 17.3 −3 pp
2009 20.3 −4.4 pp
2008 24.7 −4.6 pp
2007 29.2 −2.6 pp
2006 31.9 +1.6 pp
2005 30.3 +3.1 pp
2004 27.2 +1.5 pp
2003 25.7 +1.7 pp
2002 24.1 −0.2 pp
2001 24.3 −0.3 pp
2000 24.5 −0.1 pp
1999 24.6 +0.5 pp
1998 24.1 +1.9 pp
1997 22.2 +1.7 pp
1996 20.5 +1.7 pp
1995 18.9 +2.4 pp
1994 16.5 +1 pp
1993 15.5 −1.2 pp
1992 16.6 −3 pp
1991 19.7 −1.9 pp
1990 21.5 +3.1 pp
1989 18.4 +2.1 pp
1988 16.3 −0.4 pp
1987 16.7 −1.6 pp
1986 18.4 −1.2 pp
1985 19.6 −2.7 pp
1984 22.3 −1 pp
1983 23.4 −3.9 pp
1982 27.2 −0.6 pp
1981 27.8 +0.5 pp
1980 27.3 −5.1 pp
1979 32.4 +3.9 pp
1978 28.5 +1.1 pp
1977 27.4 +2.5 pp
1976 24.9 +2 pp
1975 22.9 −5.6 pp
1974 28.5 +2.1 pp
1973 26.3 +1.7 pp
1972 24.6 +1 pp
1971 23.5 −0.5 pp
1970 24 —

Northern Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

IS Iceland 26.6 SE Sweden 25.5 EE Estonia 24.8 LV Latvia 24.1 NO Norway 23.2 IE Ireland 22.9 LT Lithuania 22.2 DK Denmark 22.1 FI Finland 21.9 GB United Kingdom 19.7
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About the indicator

Gross capital formation as a percent of GDP: outlays on fixed assets (buildings, structures, machinery, transport equipment, infrastructure), changes in inventories of material working assets and net acquisition of valuables. A steadily high rate of capital formation is a necessary condition for fast growth: during the economic surges of East Asia the indicator exceeded 35–40% of GDP.

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

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