IE · 2018 · rd_e_gerdtot
GERD by sector of performance
Ireland, 2018
In 2018, Ireland's GERD by sector of performance decreased by 10.7% compared to 2017, reaching 1.1%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 2.2%.
Ireland ranks 19th 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 29.9% (from 1.5% in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset rd_e_gerdtot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.