Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Ireland

Ireland: Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP was 27.29 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
27.29
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
163rd
of 177 countries
All-time high
58.38
in 1986
All-time low
27.29
in 2019
Years of data
60
1960–2019

Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Ireland, 1960–2019

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Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 27.29 for capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 60 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in Ireland peaked at 58.38 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 27.29, in 2019.

Ireland ranks 163rd of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.

Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Ireland, 1960 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1960 44.38
1961 43.45 -2.1%
1962 43.58 +0.3%
1963 43.28 -0.7%
1964 43.59 +0.7%
1965 45.05 +3.4%
1966 47.27 +4.9%
1967 46.95 -0.7%
1968 45.75 -2.6%
1969 45.62 -0.3%
1970 47.24 +3.6%
1971 48.15 +1.9%
1972 47.77 -0.8%
1973 48.02 +0.5%
1974 49 +2.0%
1975 49.49 +1.0%
1976 51.46 +4.0%
1977 49.33 -4.1%
1978 47.83 -3.0%
1979 48.38 +1.1%
1980 49.25 +1.8%
1981 50.1 +1.7%
1982 51.54 +2.9%
1983 54.66 +6.1%
1984 55.04 +0.7%
1985 55.73 +1.2%
1986 58.38 +4.8%
1987 57.72 -1.1%
1988 55.83 -3.3%
1989 52.84 -5.4%
1990 44.88 -15.1%
1991 44.66 -0.5%
1992 43.91 -1.7%
1993 43.34 -1.3%
1994 41.72 -3.7%
1995 38.86 -6.9%
1996 37.09 -4.5%
1997 34.56 -6.8%
1998 32.91 -4.8%
1999 31.15 -5.4%
2000 30.34 -2.6%
2001 30.53 +0.6%
2002 31.4 +2.8%
2003 32.89 +4.8%
2004 32.82 -0.2%
2005 32.75 -0.2%
2006 32.85 +0.3%
2007 32.91 +0.2%
2008 37.38 +13.6%
2009 42.98 +15.0%
2010 44.19 +2.8%
2011 45.46 +2.9%
2012 45.98 +1.1%
2013 45.23 -1.6%
2014 41.68 -7.8%
2015 33.46 -19.7%
2016 33.14 -1.0%
2017 30.61 -7.6%
2018 28.31 -7.5%
2019 27.29 -3.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 44.89 43.28 47.27 10
1970s 48.67 47.24 51.46 10
1980s 54.11 49.25 58.38 10
1990s 39.31 31.15 44.88 10
2000s 33.68 30.34 42.98 10
2010s 37.53 27.29 45.98 10

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 160 Uganda 29.27 compare
  2. 161 Armenia 27.76 compare
  3. 162 Serbia 27.43 compare
  4. 164 Costa Rica 26.5 compare
  5. 165 Republic of Moldova 25.94 compare
  6. 166 Kazakhstan 25.84 compare

See the full ranking of 177 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in Ireland?
Capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in Ireland was 27.29 in 2019, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 58.38 in 1986.
What is the lowest capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 27.29 in 2019.
How does Ireland rank for capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp?
Ireland ranks 163rd out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
Is capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP
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International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
177 places, 9,445 data points, 1960–2019
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