Ireland - 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.

See also:

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

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts