Investment share of GDP in Ireland
Investment in Ireland was equal to 22.9% of GDP in 2025.
Ireland, 2025
22.9%
Change from 2024
+4.7percentage points
European Union, 2025
22.0%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
22.0%
Investment share of GDP in Ireland over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ireland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22.9% | 22.0% |
| 2024 | 18.2% | 21.6% |
| 2023 | 26.7% | 22.5% |
| 2022 | 22.9% | 24.2% |
| 2021 | 23.0% | 23.1% |
| 2020 | 42.6% | 22.1% |
| 2019 | 53.7% | 22.5% |
| 2018 | 28.2% | 21.9% |
| 2017 | 34.0% | 21.3% |
| 2016 | 35.6% | 20.7% |
| 2015 | 26.1% | 20.5% |
| 2014 | 21.9% | 20.1% |
| 2013 | 18.4% | 19.7% |
| 2012 | 19.9% | 20.1% |
| 2011 | 17.1% | 21.5% |
| 2010 | 17.3% | 20.9% |
| 2009 | 20.3% | 20.4% |
| 2008 | 24.7% | 23.8% |
| 2007 | 29.2% | 24.2% |
| 2006 | 31.9% | 23.3% |
| 2005 | 30.3% | 22.3% |
| 2004 | 27.2% | 22.0% |
| 2003 | 25.7% | 21.7% |
| 2002 | 24.1% | 21.8% |
| 2001 | 24.3% | 22.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +4.7 percentage points from 18.2% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 26.1%, the figure has changed by −3.2 percentage points.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 22.0%.