GERD as a percentage of GDP in Ireland
Ireland: GERD as a percentage of GDP was 1.6% in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
1.6%
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
25th
of 116 countries
All-time high
1.6%
in 2009
All-time low
1.1%
in 2001
Years of data
28
1996β2023
GERD as a percentage of GDP in Ireland, 1996β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, gerd as a percentage of gdp in Ireland stood at 1.6%.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gerd as a percentage of gdp in Ireland peaked at 1.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2001.
Ireland ranks 25th of 116 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More science & technology data for Ireland
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 112.64 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.1 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 5.92 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 83.58 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 8,720 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0016 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gerd as a percentage of gdp in Ireland?
- Gerd as a percentage of gdp in Ireland was 1.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gerd as a percentage of gdp recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest gerd as a percentage of gdp recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2001.
- How does Ireland rank for gerd as a percentage of gdp?
- Ireland ranks 25th out of 116 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gerd as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of GERD as a percentage of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release