Gross national savings — all countries

Gross national savings — Ireland

Gross national savings in Ireland in 2024 — 34.9%. Ranked 17 in the world out of 146. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 7.8 pp.

2024 34.9% +0.7 pp vs 2023
World rank 17of 146
Period maximum 34.9%2021
Period minimum 15.4%2009

Trend over time

2005–2024 · % of GDP

Gross national savings — Ireland, 2005–20241520253035200520072009201120132015201720192021202320242005: 27%2006: 27.4%2007: 24%2008: 18.8%2009: 15.4%2010: 17.2%2011: 16.5%2012: 16.7%2013: 21.9%2014: 25.5%2015: 32.6%2016: 34.7%2017: 34.9%2018: 32.7%2019: 33.6%2020: 34.6%2021: 34.9%2022: 32.2%2023: 34.1%2024: 34.9%
Change over the period: +7.8 pp Annual average: 0.41 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Ireland 34.9%
World 26.1%
Northern Europe computed 23.3%
Gross national savings — Ireland, by year Ireland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 34.9 +0.7 pp
2023 34.1 +2 pp
2022 32.2 −2.8 pp
2021 34.9 +0.4 pp
2020 34.6 +1 pp
2019 33.6 +0.8 pp
2018 32.7 −2.1 pp
2017 34.9 +0.1 pp
2016 34.7 +2.1 pp
2015 32.6 +7.1 pp
2014 25.5 +3.6 pp
2013 21.9 +5.2 pp
2012 16.7 +0.2 pp
2011 16.5 −0.8 pp
2010 17.2 +1.8 pp
2009 15.4 −3.4 pp
2008 18.8 −5.1 pp
2007 24 −3.4 pp
2006 27.4 +0.3 pp
2005 27

About the indicator

Gross national savings as a percent of GDP — what is left of national income after all consumption, private and public. Savings and capital formation differ by the balance of external transactions: a country that saves more than it invests at home exports capital, and one that invests more than it saves imports it. Hence the stable link with the current account balance, which is exactly what this indicator makes visible.

Important: The difference between savings and capital formation is approximately equal to the current account balance — that is an identity of the national accounts, not a coincidence.

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