IE · 2017 · rd_e_gerdtot
GERD by sector of performance
Ireland, 2017
In 2017, Ireland's GERD by sector of performance increased by 5.2% compared to 2016, reaching 1.2%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 2.1%.
Ireland ranks 16th 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 21.9% (from 1.6% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset rd_e_gerdtot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.