Manufacturing share of GDP in Ireland
Manufacturing produced 33.9% of GDP in Ireland in 2025.
Ireland, 2025
33.9%
Change from 2024
+4.4percentage points
European Union, 2025
14.3%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
12.1%
Manufacturing 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 | 33.9% | 14.3% |
| 2024 | 29.6% | 14.3% |
| 2023 | 29.8% | 14.8% |
| 2022 | 37.1% | 14.9% |
| 2021 | 34.3% | 14.7% |
| 2020 | 33.6% | 14.5% |
| 2019 | 31.9% | 14.9% |
| 2018 | 32.8% | 15.1% |
| 2017 | 32.2% | 15.2% |
| 2016 | 32.6% | 15.3% |
| 2015 | 34.9% | 15.2% |
| 2014 | 19.6% | 14.6% |
| 2013 | 19.1% | 14.4% |
| 2012 | 19.6% | 14.5% |
| 2011 | 20.6% | 14.7% |
| 2010 | 19.5% | 14.4% |
| 2009 | 20.4% | 13.8% |
| 2008 | 17.6% | 15.2% |
| 2007 | 18.0% | 15.7% |
| 2006 | 18.6% | 15.7% |
| 2005 | 19.6% | 15.7% |
| 2004 | 21.1% | 16.0% |
| 2003 | 23.4% | 16.2% |
| 2002 | 26.7% | 16.6% |
| 2001 | 25.2% | 17.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +4.4 percentage points from 29.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 34.9%, the figure has changed by −1.0 percentage points.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 14.3%.
More for Ireland
All statistics for Ireland
Industry share of GDP
37.8%
2025 · World Bank
Medium and high-tech manufacturing
54.5%
2024 · World Bank
Industrial production
122.4 (2021 = 100)
2025 · Eurostat
Enterprise birth rate
10.8%
2024 · Eurostat
Monthly industrial production
-19.1%p (Provisional)
September 2026 · Eurostat
Business loan interest rate
4.70%
September 2026 · ECB