Ireland - Gross fixed capital formation

Gross fixed capital formation (current US$)

The latest value for Gross fixed capital formation (current US$) in Ireland was $168,982,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $213,895,000,000 in 2019 and $987,936,100 in 1970.

Definition: Gross fixed capital formation (formerly gross domestic fixed investment) includes land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1970 $987,936,100
1971 $1,191,234,000
1972 $1,477,929,000
1973 $1,867,065,000
1974 $1,921,803,000
1975 $2,129,725,000
1976 $2,336,728,000
1977 $2,752,227,000
1978 $4,003,370,000
1979 $5,519,433,000
1980 $6,145,985,000
1981 $6,056,084,000
1982 $5,624,840,000
1983 $4,746,841,000
1984 $4,258,159,000
1985 $4,000,788,000
1986 $5,101,393,000
1987 $5,696,040,000
1988 $6,455,994,000
1989 $6,995,537,000
1990 $9,472,714,000
1991 $8,757,169,000
1992 $9,675,927,000
1993 $8,338,573,000
1994 $9,696,066,000
1995 $12,494,640,000
1996 $15,021,140,000
1997 $17,438,350,000
1998 $20,318,030,000
1999 $23,892,660,000
2000 $23,791,340,000
2001 $26,173,650,000
2002 $30,339,770,000
2003 $41,021,260,000
2004 $52,383,770,000
2005 $63,200,630,000
2006 $71,945,090,000
2007 $77,531,880,000
2008 $68,426,990,000
2009 $50,038,750,000
2010 $39,005,880,000
2011 $39,881,470,000
2012 $44,131,080,000
2013 $44,289,230,000
2014 $53,437,610,000
2015 $70,258,590,000
2016 $107,055,000,000
2017 $111,537,000,000
2018 $108,743,000,000
2019 $213,895,000,000
2020 $168,982,000,000

Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU)

The value for Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU) in Ireland was 147,945,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 191,068,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 522,717,000 in 1970.

Definition: Gross fixed capital formation (formerly gross domestic fixed investment) includes land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation. Data are in current local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1970 522,717,000
1971 621,586,000
1972 751,379,000
1973 967,700,000
1974 1,043,731,000
1975 1,222,462,000
1976 1,651,132,000
1977 2,003,346,000
1978 2,651,032,000
1979 3,424,256,000
1980 3,797,604,000
1981 4,777,645,000
1982 5,031,982,000
1983 4,849,847,000
1984 4,988,008,000
1985 4,803,746,000
1986 4,813,675,000
1987 4,866,697,000
1988 5,381,071,000
1989 6,267,302,000
1990 7,272,202,000
1991 6,908,531,000
1992 7,221,144,000
1993 7,170,339,000
1994 8,231,960,000
1995 9,895,751,000
1996 11,920,780,000
1997 14,606,360,000
1998 18,117,580,000
1999 22,418,080,000
2000 25,759,000,000
2001 29,223,740,000
2002 32,086,100,000
2003 36,264,760,000
2004 42,112,450,000
2005 50,800,680,000
2006 57,299,430,000
2007 56,572,870,000
2008 46,525,060,000
2009 35,875,670,000
2010 29,422,480,000
2011 28,651,410,000
2012 34,348,900,000
2013 33,347,360,000
2014 40,223,990,000
2015 63,323,820,000
2016 96,715,940,000
2017 98,733,470,000
2018 92,080,770,000
2019 191,068,000,000
2020 147,945,000,000

Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2010 US$) in Ireland was 147,087,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 190,798,000,000 in 2019 and 8,472,562,000 in 1970.

Definition: Gross fixed capital formation (formerly gross domestic fixed investment) includes land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation. Data are in constant 2010 U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1970 8,472,562,000
1971 9,228,393,000
1972 9,949,870,000
1973 11,558,110,000
1974 10,215,560,000
1975 9,846,801,000
1976 11,181,720,000
1977 11,635,220,000
1978 13,831,710,000
1979 15,714,420,000
1980 14,973,090,000
1981 16,400,010,000
1982 15,840,390,000
1983 14,369,570,000
1984 14,008,070,000
1985 12,927,390,000
1986 12,566,270,000
1987 12,423,280,000
1988 13,073,650,000
1989 14,398,660,000
1990 16,328,370,000
1991 15,188,000,000
1992 15,183,960,000
1993 14,412,120,000
1994 16,118,220,000
1995 18,663,370,000
1996 21,729,170,000
1997 25,163,540,000
1998 28,545,660,000
1999 32,563,440,000
2000 34,208,710,000
2001 36,200,340,000
2002 38,211,500,000
2003 41,258,900,000
2004 45,284,890,000
2005 52,909,740,000
2006 56,725,280,000
2007 56,742,860,000
2008 50,170,870,000
2009 41,678,080,000
2010 35,413,720,000
2011 35,364,590,000
2012 41,054,510,000
2013 39,355,570,000
2014 46,652,600,000
2015 70,258,590,000
2016 105,557,000,000
2017 104,942,000,000
2018 95,631,620,000
2019 190,798,000,000
2020 147,087,000,000

Gross fixed capital formation (annual % growth)

The value for Gross fixed capital formation (annual % growth) in Ireland was -22.91 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.51 in 2019 and a minimum value of -22.91 in 2020.

Definition: Average annual growth of gross fixed capital formation based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2010 U.S. dollars. Gross fixed capital formation (formerly gross domestic fixed investment) includes land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1971 8.92
1972 7.82
1973 16.16
1974 -11.62
1975 -3.61
1976 13.56
1977 4.06
1978 18.88
1979 13.61
1980 -4.72
1981 9.53
1982 -3.41
1983 -9.29
1984 -2.52
1985 -7.71
1986 -2.79
1987 -1.14
1988 5.24
1989 10.13
1990 13.40
1991 -6.98
1992 -0.03
1993 -5.08
1994 11.84
1995 15.79
1996 16.43
1997 15.81
1998 13.44
1999 14.07
2000 5.05
2001 5.82
2002 5.56
2003 7.98
2004 9.76
2005 16.84
2006 7.21
2007 0.03
2008 -11.58
2009 -16.93
2010 -15.03
2011 -0.14
2012 16.09
2013 -4.14
2014 18.54
2015 50.60
2016 50.24
2017 -0.58
2018 -8.87
2019 99.51
2020 -22.91

Gross fixed capital formation (constant LCU)

The value for Gross fixed capital formation (constant LCU) in Ireland was 132,569,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 171,966,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 7,636,290,000 in 1970.

Definition: Gross fixed capital formation (formerly gross domestic fixed investment) includes land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation. Data are in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1970 7,636,290,000
1971 8,317,518,000
1972 8,967,782,000
1973 10,417,280,000
1974 9,207,243,000
1975 8,874,887,000
1976 10,078,050,000
1977 10,486,780,000
1978 12,466,470,000
1979 14,163,350,000
1980 13,495,190,000
1981 14,781,270,000
1982 14,276,890,000
1983 12,951,240,000
1984 12,625,430,000
1985 11,651,410,000
1986 11,325,930,000
1987 11,197,060,000
1988 11,783,240,000
1989 12,977,460,000
1990 14,716,700,000
1991 13,688,890,000
1992 13,685,250,000
1993 12,989,590,000
1994 14,527,300,000
1995 16,821,230,000
1996 19,584,430,000
1997 22,679,810,000
1998 25,728,100,000
1999 29,349,310,000
2000 30,832,190,000
2001 32,627,240,000
2002 34,439,890,000
2003 37,186,500,000
2004 40,815,110,000
2005 47,687,360,000
2006 51,126,290,000
2007 51,142,140,000
2008 45,218,830,000
2009 37,564,300,000
2010 31,918,260,000
2011 31,873,980,000
2012 37,002,280,000
2013 35,471,030,000
2014 42,047,820,000
2015 63,323,820,000
2016 95,138,260,000
2017 94,583,410,000
2018 86,192,440,000
2019 171,966,000,000
2020 132,569,000,000

Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) in Ireland was 39.68 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 53.59 in 2019, while its lowest value was 15.91 in 1993.

Definition: Gross fixed capital formation (formerly gross domestic fixed investment) includes land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1970 22.47
1971 23.37
1972 23.39
1973 24.96
1974 24.34
1975 22.46
1976 24.72
1977 24.47
1978 27.33
1979 30.13
1980 28.26
1981 29.30
1982 26.19
1983 22.86
1984 21.18
1985 18.81
1986 17.77
1987 16.79
1988 17.09
1989 17.83
1990 19.21
1991 17.59
1992 17.30
1993 15.91
1994 16.98
1995 18.07
1996 19.82
1997 21.05
1998 22.53
1999 24.16
2000 23.74
2001 23.94
2002 23.59
2003 24.91
2004 26.95
2005 29.83
2006 30.99
2007 28.71
2008 24.84
2009 21.16
2010 17.58
2011 16.69
2012 19.57
2013 18.59
2014 20.63
2015 24.10
2016 35.81
2017 33.25
2018 28.24
2019 53.59
2020 39.68

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts