Ireland - 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

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts