History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Ireland
Ireland: History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale was 64,684 2011 US$ in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2018)
64,684 2011 US$
Change on year
up 6.8%
World rank
6th
of 145 countries
All-time high
64,684 2011 US$
in 2018
All-time low
1,398 2011 US$
in 1820
Years of data
101
1820–2018
History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Ireland, 1820–2018
Source: Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in 2011 US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Ireland is 64,684 2011 US$, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 101 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Ireland peaked at 64,684 2011 US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1,398 2011 US$, in 1820.
That places Ireland 6th out of 145 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Ireland, year by year
| Year | 2011 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 1,398 2011 US$ | — |
| 1870 | 2,829 2011 US$ | +102.4% |
| 1913 | 4,361 2011 US$ | +54.2% |
| 1921 | 4,038 2011 US$ | -7.4% |
| 1922 | 4,141 2011 US$ | +2.6% |
| 1923 | 4,105 2011 US$ | -0.9% |
| 1924 | 4,095 2011 US$ | -0.2% |
| 1925 | 4,101 2011 US$ | +0.1% |
| 1926 | 4,100 2011 US$ | -0.0% |
| 1927 | 4,229 2011 US$ | +3.1% |
| 1928 | 4,363 2011 US$ | +3.2% |
| 1929 | 4,501 2011 US$ | +3.2% |
| 1930 | 4,618 2011 US$ | +2.6% |
| 1931 | 4,737 2011 US$ | +2.6% |
| 1932 | 4,599 2011 US$ | -2.9% |
| 1933 | 4,463 2011 US$ | -3.0% |
| 1934 | 4,594 2011 US$ | +2.9% |
| 1935 | 4,728 2011 US$ | +2.9% |
| 1936 | 4,865 2011 US$ | +2.9% |
| 1937 | 4,713 2011 US$ | -3.1% |
| 1938 | 4,865 2011 US$ | +3.2% |
| 1939 | 4,865 2011 US$ | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 4,865 2011 US$ | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 4,865 2011 US$ | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 4,865 2011 US$ | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 4,865 2011 US$ | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 4,865 2011 US$ | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 4,812 2011 US$ | -1.1% |
| 1946 | 4,865 2011 US$ | +1.1% |
| 1947 | 4,929 2011 US$ | +1.3% |
| 1948 | 5,149 2011 US$ | +4.5% |
| 1949 | 5,426 2011 US$ | +5.4% |
| 1950 | 5,504 2011 US$ | +1.4% |
| 1951 | 5,649 2011 US$ | +2.6% |
| 1952 | 5,805 2011 US$ | +2.8% |
| 1953 | 5,973 2011 US$ | +2.9% |
| 1954 | 6,048 2011 US$ | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 6,248 2011 US$ | +3.3% |
| 1956 | 6,212 2011 US$ | -0.6% |
| 1957 | 6,239 2011 US$ | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 6,169 2011 US$ | -1.1% |
| 1959 | 6,437 2011 US$ | +4.3% |
| 1960 | 6,825 2011 US$ | +6.0% |
| 1961 | 7,186 2011 US$ | +5.3% |
| 1962 | 7,390 2011 US$ | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 7,685 2011 US$ | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 7,948 2011 US$ | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 8,051 2011 US$ | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 8,097 2011 US$ | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 8,531 2011 US$ | +5.4% |
| 1968 | 9,197 2011 US$ | +7.8% |
| 1969 | 9,706 2011 US$ | +5.5% |
| 1970 | 9,881 2011 US$ | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 10,128 2011 US$ | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 10,621 2011 US$ | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 10,946 2011 US$ | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 11,225 2011 US$ | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 11,662 2011 US$ | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 11,639 2011 US$ | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 12,425 2011 US$ | +6.8% |
| 1978 | 13,150 2011 US$ | +5.8% |
| 1979 | 13,335 2011 US$ | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 13,614 2011 US$ | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 13,893 2011 US$ | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 14,061 2011 US$ | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 13,931 2011 US$ | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 14,435 2011 US$ | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 14,834 2011 US$ | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 14,768 2011 US$ | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 15,458 2011 US$ | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 16,313 2011 US$ | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 17,343 2011 US$ | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 18,838 2011 US$ | +8.6% |
| 1991 | 19,254 2011 US$ | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 20,033 2011 US$ | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 20,627 2011 US$ | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 22,005 2011 US$ | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 24,266 2011 US$ | +10.3% |
| 1996 | 26,563 2011 US$ | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 29,456 2011 US$ | +10.9% |
| 1998 | 31,909 2011 US$ | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 35,377 2011 US$ | +10.9% |
| 2000 | 38,806 2011 US$ | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 40,966 2011 US$ | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 43,013 2011 US$ | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 44,373 2011 US$ | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 47,029 2011 US$ | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 49,223 2011 US$ | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 51,296 2011 US$ | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 52,322 2011 US$ | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 49,583 2011 US$ | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 47,376 2011 US$ | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 48,624 2011 US$ | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 48,980 2011 US$ | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 48,333 2011 US$ | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 48,743 2011 US$ | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 52,651 2011 US$ | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 54,278 2011 US$ | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 56,597 2011 US$ | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 60,544 2011 US$ | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 64,684 2011 US$ | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 1,398 2011 US$ | 1,398 2011 US$ | 1,398 2011 US$ | 1 |
| 1870s | 2,829 2011 US$ | 2,829 2011 US$ | 2,829 2011 US$ | 1 |
| 1910s | 4,361 2011 US$ | 4,361 2011 US$ | 4,361 2011 US$ | 1 |
| 1920s | 4,186 2011 US$ | 4,038 2011 US$ | 4,501 2011 US$ | 9 |
| 1930s | 4,705 2011 US$ | 4,463 2011 US$ | 4,865 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1940s | 4,951 2011 US$ | 4,812 2011 US$ | 5,426 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1950s | 6,028 2011 US$ | 5,504 2011 US$ | 6,437 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 8,062 2011 US$ | 6,825 2011 US$ | 9,706 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 11,501 2011 US$ | 9,881 2011 US$ | 13,335 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,865 2011 US$ | 13,614 2011 US$ | 17,343 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 24,833 2011 US$ | 18,838 2011 US$ | 35,377 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 46,399 2011 US$ | 38,806 2011 US$ | 52,322 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 53,715 2011 US$ | 48,333 2011 US$ | 64,684 2011 US$ | 9 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 3 United Arab Emirates 76,398 2011 US$ compare
- 4 Singapore 68,402 2011 US$ compare
- 5 Kuwait 65,521 2011 US$ compare
- 7 Switzerland 61,373 2011 US$ compare
- 8 Luxembourg 57,428 2011 US$ compare
- 9 United States of America 55,335 2011 US$ compare
More reference data data for Ireland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0921 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Ireland?
- History’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Ireland was 64,684 2011 US$ in 2018, according to Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 64,684 2011 US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,398 2011 US$ in 1820.
- How does Ireland rank for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale?
- Ireland ranks 6th out of 145 countries with data for 2018.
- Is history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Unit 1 'The capitalist revolution’ Section 1.3 'History's Hockey Stick: Growth in income' in The CORE Team, The Economy. Available at: https://tinyco.re/28126370 [Figure 1.1b]