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Household final consumption expenditure, share of GDP in Ireland

Household final consumption expenditure, share of GDP in Ireland was 25.2% of GDP in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is down 2.2 pts from 2024. That is the 27th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

2025, % of GDP25.2
Change on 2024-2.2 pts
Rank27th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high69.71970
Series low23.72021

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Household final consumption expenditure, share of GDP in Ireland, 1970 to 2025

203040506070197019781986199420022010201820251970: 69.7 % of GDP1971: 68.9 % of GDP1972: 65.7 % of GDP1973: 65.1 % of GDP1974: 69.2 % of GDP1975: 64.9 % of GDP1976: 65.3 % of GDP1977: 64.9 % of GDP1978: 64.5 % of GDP1979: 66.1 % of GDP1980: 66.6 % of GDP1981: 66.7 % of GDP1982: 60.5 % of GDP1983: 60.3 % of GDP1984: 59.5 % of GDP1985: 60.3 % of GDP1986: 60.6 % of GDP1987: 60 % of GDP1988: 59.9 % of GDP1989: 59.5 % of GDP1990: 57.2 % of GDP1991: 57.6 % of GDP1992: 57.4 % of GDP1993: 55.9 % of GDP1994: 55.7 % of GDP1995: 52.4 % of GDP1996: 52.7 % of GDP1997: 50.2 % of GDP1998: 48.6 % of GDP1999: 47.5 % of GDP2000: 46.9 % of GDP2001: 45.6 % of GDP2002: 44.6 % of GDP2003: 44.5 % of GDP2004: 43.8 % of GDP2005: 43.6 % of GDP2006: 43.8 % of GDP2007: 45.2 % of GDP2008: 48.4 % of GDP2009: 47.3 % of GDP2010: 47.3 % of GDP2011: 45.4 % of GDP2012: 44.7 % of GDP2013: 43.9 % of GDP2014: 41.5 % of GDP2015: 31.7 % of GDP2016: 32.8 % of GDP2017: 30.6 % of GDP2018: 30.2 % of GDP2019: 29 % of GDP2020: 24.8 % of GDP2021: 23.7 % of GDP2022: 24.3 % of GDP2023: 27.4 % of GDP2024: 27.4 % of GDP2025: 25.2 % of GDP2040608019701989200820251970: 69.7 % of GDP1971: 68.9 % of GDP1972: 65.7 % of GDP1973: 65.1 % of GDP1974: 69.2 % of GDP1975: 64.9 % of GDP1976: 65.3 % of GDP1977: 64.9 % of GDP1978: 64.5 % of GDP1979: 66.1 % of GDP1980: 66.6 % of GDP1981: 66.7 % of GDP1982: 60.5 % of GDP1983: 60.3 % of GDP1984: 59.5 % of GDP1985: 60.3 % of GDP1986: 60.6 % of GDP1987: 60 % of GDP1988: 59.9 % of GDP1989: 59.5 % of GDP1990: 57.2 % of GDP1991: 57.6 % of GDP1992: 57.4 % of GDP1993: 55.9 % of GDP1994: 55.7 % of GDP1995: 52.4 % of GDP1996: 52.7 % of GDP1997: 50.2 % of GDP1998: 48.6 % of GDP1999: 47.5 % of GDP2000: 46.9 % of GDP2001: 45.6 % of GDP2002: 44.6 % of GDP2003: 44.5 % of GDP2004: 43.8 % of GDP2005: 43.6 % of GDP2006: 43.8 % of GDP2007: 45.2 % of GDP2008: 48.4 % of GDP2009: 47.3 % of GDP2010: 47.3 % of GDP2011: 45.4 % of GDP2012: 44.7 % of GDP2013: 43.9 % of GDP2014: 41.5 % of GDP2015: 31.7 % of GDP2016: 32.8 % of GDP2017: 30.6 % of GDP2018: 30.2 % of GDP2019: 29 % of GDP2020: 24.8 % of GDP2021: 23.7 % of GDP2022: 24.3 % of GDP2023: 27.4 % of GDP2024: 27.4 % of GDP2025: 25.2 % of GDP
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) (NE.CON.PRVT.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18, published 2026-10-08.
All 56 values
Period% of GDP
202525.2
202427.4
202327.4
202224.3
202123.7
202024.8
201929
201830.2
201730.6
201632.8
201531.7
201441.5
201343.9
201244.7
201145.4
201047.3
200947.3
200848.4
200745.2
200643.8
200543.6
200443.8
200344.5
200244.6
200145.6
200046.9
199947.5
199848.6
199750.2
199652.7
199552.4
199455.7
199355.9
199257.4
199157.6
199057.2
198959.5
198859.9
198760
198660.6
198560.3
198459.5
198360.3
198260.5
198166.7
198066.6
197966.1
197864.5
197764.9
197665.3
197564.9
197469.2
197365.1
197265.7
197168.9
197069.7

Ireland compared with nearby places

Austria: 51.8 % of GDPBelgium: 52.3 % of GDPBulgaria: 58.5 % of GDPCyprus: 56.6 % of GDPCzechia: 47.4 % of GDPGermany: 53.2 % of GDPDenmark: 43.6 % of GDPEstonia: 52.7 % of GDPSpain: 55.6 % of GDPFinland: 50.8 % of GDPFrance: 54.1 % of GDPGreece: 69 % of GDPCroatia: 56.2 % of GDPHungary: 52.5 % of GDPIreland: 25.2 % of GDPItaly: 57.6 % of GDPLithuania: 54.6 % of GDPLuxembourg: 33.5 % of GDPLatvia: 57.6 % of GDPMalta: 44.6 % of GDPNetherlands: 43.1 % of GDPPoland: 57.9 % of GDPPortugal: 61 % of GDPRomania: 62 % of GDPSweden: 46 % of GDPSlovenia: 51.4 % of GDPSlovakia: 58.7 % of GDP
  • Under 46
  • 46 to 52
  • 52 to 55
  • 55 to 58
  • 58 and over
Household final consumption expenditure, share of GDP, 2025, % of GDP. Ireland is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: World Bank. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Spending on goods and services by households and non-profit institutions serving households, as a percentage of GDP. World Bank national accounts data, compiled from national statistical offices and central banks and from OECD national accounts files.

Current prices, so the share moves with relative prices as well as volumes. Countries that rebase their national accounts can shift it by several points. The latest year varies by country.

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World Bank, World Development Indicators. Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) (NE.CON.PRVT.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.CON.PRVT.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-18. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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World Bank. (2026). Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) (NE.CON.PRVT.ZS) (Household final consumption expenditure, share of GDP, Ireland, 1970 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.CON.PRVT.ZS

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Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) (NE.CON.PRVT.ZS), Household final consumption expenditure, share of GDP, Ireland, 1970 to 2025. World Bank, 8 Oct. 2026, https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.CON.PRVT.ZS. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/household-consumption-gdp/ireland. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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World Bank. 2026. Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) (NE.CON.PRVT.ZS). Household final consumption expenditure, share of GDP, Ireland, 1970 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.CON.PRVT.ZS. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/household-consumption-gdp/ireland.

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World Bank (2026) Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) (NE.CON.PRVT.ZS), Household final consumption expenditure, share of GDP, Ireland, 1970 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.CON.PRVT.ZS, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/household-consumption-gdp/ireland (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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What is the household final consumption expenditure, share of GDP in Ireland?

Household final consumption expenditure, share of GDP in Ireland was 25.2% of GDP in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is down 2.2 pts from 2024. That is the 27th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

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World Bank. Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) (NE.CON.PRVT.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-18.

What was the highest household final consumption expenditure, share of GDP in Ireland?

69.7% of GDP in 1970, the highest value since 1970 in this series.

Household final consumption expenditure, share of GDP elsewhere in European Union (27)

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