Manufacturing share of GDP — all countries

Manufacturing share of GDP — Ireland

Manufacturing share of GDP in Ireland in 2025 — 33.9%. Ranked 2 in the world out of 132. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 13.2 pp.

2025 33.9% +4.4 pp vs 2024
World rank 2of 132
Period maximum 37.1%2022
Period minimum 17.6%2008

Trend over time

1995–2025 · % of GDP

Manufacturing share of GDP — Ireland, 1995–2025152025303540199519982001200420072010201320162019202220251995: 20.7%1996: 20.4%1997: 21.8%1998: 23.2%1999: 23.5%2000: 23.1%2001: 25.2%2002: 26.7%2003: 23.4%2004: 21.1%2005: 19.6%2006: 18.6%2007: 18%2008: 17.6%2009: 20.4%2010: 19.5%2011: 20.6%2012: 19.6%2013: 19.1%2014: 19.6%2015: 34.9%2016: 32.6%2017: 32.2%2018: 32.8%2019: 31.9%2020: 33.6%2021: 34.3%2022: 37.1%2023: 29.8%2024: 29.6%2025: 33.9%
Change over the period: +13.2 pp Annual average: 0.44 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Ireland 33.9%
World 14.9%
Northern Europe computed 11.9%
Manufacturing share of GDP — Ireland, by year Ireland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 33.9 +4.4 pp
2024 29.6 −0.2 pp
2023 29.8 −7.3 pp
2022 37.1 +2.8 pp
2021 34.3 +0.7 pp
2020 33.6 +1.7 pp
2019 31.9 −0.8 pp
2018 32.8 +0.6 pp
2017 32.2 −0.5 pp
2016 32.6 −2.3 pp
2015 34.9 +15.3 pp
2014 19.6 +0.5 pp
2013 19.1 −0.5 pp
2012 19.6 −1 pp
2011 20.6 +1.1 pp
2010 19.5 −0.9 pp
2009 20.4 +2.8 pp
2008 17.6 −0.4 pp
2007 18 −0.6 pp
2006 18.6 −1 pp
2005 19.6 −1.5 pp
2004 21.1 −2.2 pp
2003 23.4 −3.4 pp
2002 26.7 +1.5 pp
2001 25.2 +2.1 pp
2000 23.1 −0.4 pp
1999 23.5 +0.3 pp
1998 23.2 +1.5 pp
1997 21.8 +1.4 pp
1996 20.4 −0.2 pp
1995 20.7

About the indicator

The share of manufacturing value added in GDP. This is the cleanest indicator of an industrial base: unlike the share of industry as a whole it excludes mining and construction. A rising share usually accompanies industrialization, while its decline in advanced countries marks the shift to a service economy.

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