Savings share of GDP in Ireland

Gross savings in Ireland were equal to 31.3% of GDP in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2014.

Measure: Gross savings as a share of GDP Unit: % of GDP Data: 2005 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Ireland, 2025 31.3% % of GDP
Change from 2024 −3.5percentage points 2024: 34.8%
European Union, 2025 24.3% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 23.3% Middle value of 26 countries

Savings 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.

Gross savings as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2001 to 2025
Period IrelandEuropean Union
2025 31.3% 24.3%
2024 34.8% 24.7%
2023 34.1% 25.0%
2022 32.2% 24.8%
2021 34.9% 26.1%
2020 34.6% 24.3%
2019 33.6% 25.3%
2018 32.7% 24.9%
2017 34.9% 24.3%
2016 34.7% 24.0%
2015 32.6% 23.5%
2014 25.5% 23.1%
2013 21.9% 22.5%
2012 16.7% 22.2%
2011 16.5% 22.6%
2010 17.2% 21.8%
2009 15.4% 21.2%
2008 18.8% 23.4%
2007 24.0% 24.4%
2006 27.4% 23.7%
2005 27.0% 22.8%
2004 – 22.7%
2003 – 21.9%
2002 – 22.4%
2001 – 22.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −3.5 percentage points from 34.8% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 32.6%, the figure has changed by −1.4 percentage points.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 24.3%.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
NY.GNS.ICTR.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2005 to 2025 for Ireland
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices