Internet purchases by individuals in Ireland
Ireland: Internet purchases by individuals was 59.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Internet purchases by individuals in Ireland, 2003–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of individuals.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 59.2% for internet purchases by individuals in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.7% on the previous year and up 104.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internet purchases by individuals in Ireland peaked at 59.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2003.
That places Ireland 11th out of 43 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Internet purchases by individuals in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage of individuals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 5.4% | — |
| 2004 | 10.4% | +93.2% |
| 2005 | 14.5% | +38.4% |
| 2006 | 21.3% | +47.6% |
| 2007 | 25.9% | +21.3% |
| 2008 | 29.6% | +14.2% |
| 2009 | 28.9% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 27.9% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 34.0% | +21.9% |
| 2012 | 35.3% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 36.6% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 43.2% | +18.1% |
| 2015 | 43.8% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 41.4% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 44.4% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 52.1% | +17.3% |
| 2019 | 59.2% | +13.7% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 59.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 46.8%, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 59.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 48.2%, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.4% | 5.4% | 29.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 41.8% | 27.9% | 59.2% | 10 |
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 internet purchases by individuals in Ireland?
- Internet purchases by individuals in Ireland was 59.2% in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest internet purchases by individuals recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 59.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest internet purchases by individuals recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2003.
- How does Ireland rank for internet purchases by individuals?
- Ireland ranks 11th out of 43 countries with data for 2019.
- Is internet purchases by individuals rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Internet purchases by individuals (2002-2019). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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