IE · 2016 · rd_e_gerdtot
GERD by sector of performance
Ireland, 2016
In 2016, Ireland's GERD by sector of performance increased by 0.9% compared to 2015, reaching 1.2%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 2.1%.
Ireland ranks 17th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 25.3% (from 1.5% in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset rd_e_gerdtot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.