Ireland — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Ireland, 1961–2025.
GDP growth for Ireland was 12.34% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 24.62% in 2015. The lowest was -5.10% in 2009 (about -2.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.42% per year.
Ireland ranks 4 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 2%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 2.03%, so Ireland sits above it. It peaked in 2015 and has fallen 50% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 50%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 1 of 57 economies; Kyrgyz Republic (11.10%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 1882% in 1984. That is 48% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 1997. Doubling roughly every 49 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 49th of 107 in 1961 → 94th of 119 in 1970 → 72nd of 152 in 1980 → 22nd of 176 in 1990 → 17th of 199 in 2000 → 153rd of 209 in 2010 → 3rd of 209 in 2020 → 3rd of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12.34% | +9.7 pp |
| 2024 | 2.6% | +5.1 pp |
| 2023 | -2.54% | -10.0 pp |
| 2022 | 7.51% | -8.7 pp |
| 2021 | 16.26% | +9.1 pp |
| 2020 | 7.15% | +2.2 pp |
| 2019 | 4.97% | -2.7 pp |
| 2018 | 7.69% | -2.4 pp |
| 2017 | 10.11% | +8.9 pp |
| 2016 | 1.22% | -23.4 pp |
| 2015 | 24.62% | +15.2 pp |
| 2014 | 9.39% | +7.2 pp |
| 2013 | 2.19% | +2.6 pp |
| 2012 | -0.41% | -2.0 pp |
| 2011 | 1.61% | -0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 1.68% | +6.8 pp |
| 2009 | -5.1% | -0.6 pp |
| 2008 | -4.48% | -9.8 pp |
| 2007 | 5.31% | +0.3 pp |
| 2006 | 4.99% | -0.8 pp |
| 2005 | 5.74% | -1.0 pp |
| 2004 | 6.79% | +3.8 pp |
| 2003 | 3.01% | -2.9 pp |
| 2002 | 5.9% | +0.6 pp |
| 2001 | 5.31% | -4.1 pp |
| 2000 | 9.4% | -1.1 pp |
| 1999 | 10.53% | +1.8 pp |
| 1998 | 8.77% | -2.3 pp |
| 1997 | 11.02% | +3.6 pp |
| 1996 | 7.38% | -2.3 pp |
| 1995 | 9.63% | +3.9 pp |
| 1994 | 5.76% | +3.1 pp |
| 1993 | 2.69% | -0.7 pp |
| 1992 | 3.34% | +1.4 pp |
| 1991 | 1.93% | -6.5 pp |
| 1990 | 8.47% | +2.7 pp |
| 1989 | 5.81% | +0.6 pp |
| 1988 | 5.22% | +0.6 pp |
| 1987 | 4.66% | +5.1 pp |
| 1986 | -0.43% | -3.5 pp |
| 1985 | 3.09% | -1.3 pp |
| 1984 | 4.35% | +4.6 pp |
| 1983 | -0.24% | -2.5 pp |
| 1982 | 2.28% | -1.0 pp |
| 1981 | 3.33% | +0.2 pp |
| 1980 | 3.08% | +0.0 pp |
| 1979 | 3.07% | -4.1 pp |
| 1978 | 7.19% | -1.0 pp |
| 1977 | 8.21% | +6.8 pp |
| 1976 | 1.39% | -4.3 pp |
| 1975 | 5.66% | +1.4 pp |
| 1974 | 4.26% | -0.5 pp |
| 1973 | 4.72% | -1.8 pp |
| 1972 | 6.49% | +3.0 pp |
| 1971 | 3.47% | +0.8 pp |
| 1970 | 2.66% | -3.2 pp |
| 1969 | 5.86% | -2.4 pp |
| 1968 | 8.24% | +2.5 pp |
| 1967 | 5.79% | +4.9 pp |
| 1966 | 0.89% | -1.0 pp |
| 1965 | 1.93% | -1.9 pp |
| 1964 | 3.79% | -1.0 pp |
| 1963 | 4.74% | +1.5 pp |
| 1962 | 3.22% | -1.8 pp |
| 1961 | 5.02% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Ireland’s GDP growth in 1962?
3.22% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Ireland’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +146.0% in total — about 1.4% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 12.34%; 2024: 2.6%; 2023: -2.54%; 2022: 7.51%; 2021: 16.26%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.