GDP growth in Ireland

Ireland: GDP growth was 12.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
12.3%
Change on year
up 374.6%
World rank
4th
of 214 countries
All-time high
24.6%
in 2015
All-time low
-5.1%
in 2009
Years of data
65
1961–2025

GDP growth in Ireland, 1961–2025

-1001020196119932025

Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.

Analysis

In 2025, gdp growth in Ireland stood at 12.3%.

That represents a change of up 374.6% on the previous year and down 49.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gdp growth in Ireland peaked at 24.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, -5.1%, in 2009.

Ireland ranks 4th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4.4% 0.9% 8.2% 9
1970s 4.7% 1.4% 8.2% 10
1980s 3.1% -0.4% 5.8% 10
1990s 7.0% 1.9% 11.0% 10
2000s 3.7% -5.1% 9.4% 10
2010s 6.3% -0.4% 24.6% 10
2020s 7.2% -2.5% 16.3% 6

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 1 Guyana 19.3% compare
  2. 2 Northern Mariana Islands 16.6% compare
  3. 3 Libya 13.4% compare
  4. 5 Kyrgyzstan 11.1% compare
  5. 6 Ethiopia 9.8% compare
  6. 7 Rwanda 9.4% compare

See the full ranking of 261 places →

More economy & growth data for Ireland

All data for Ireland →

Frequently asked questions

What is gdp growth in Ireland?
Gdp growth in Ireland was 12.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 2015.
What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was -5.1% in 2009.
How does Ireland rank for gdp growth?
Ireland ranks 4th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
Is gdp growth rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 49.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 65 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

About this data

Indicator
GDP growth (annual %)
Unit
annual %
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 14,323 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.