Stock market capitalization to GDP in Ireland
Ireland: Stock market capitalization to GDP was 28.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Stock market capitalization to GDP in Ireland, 1997–2018
Source: Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, stock market capitalization to gdp in Ireland stood at 28.6%.
That represents a change of down 34.5% on the previous year and up 59.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock market capitalization to gdp in Ireland peaked at 81.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2008.
Ireland ranks 52nd of 91 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Stock market capitalization to GDP in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 59.0% | — |
| 1998 | 77.2% | +30.9% |
| 1999 | 69.5% | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 81.7% | +17.5% |
| 2001 | 68.9% | -15.7% |
| 2002 | 46.6% | -32.3% |
| 2003 | 51.7% | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 58.7% | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 53.8% | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 70.3% | +30.6% |
| 2007 | 53.3% | -24.2% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | -66.3% |
| 2009 | 25.9% | +44.3% |
| 2010 | 27.2% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 45.4% | +66.7% |
| 2012 | 48.3% | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 71.4% | +47.7% |
| 2014 | 55.4% | -22.4% |
| 2015 | 43.9% | -20.8% |
| 2016 | 40.1% | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 43.7% | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 28.6% | -34.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.6% | 59.0% | 77.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 52.9% | 18.0% | 81.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.9% | 27.2% | 71.4% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More financial sector data for Ireland
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 57,258 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.5072 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 13.54 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 1.23 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 3.53 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 8.74 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 9.97 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 9.96 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,816 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stock market capitalization to gdp in Ireland?
- Stock market capitalization to gdp in Ireland was 28.6% in 2018, according to Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's.
- What is the highest stock market capitalization to gdp recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 81.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest stock market capitalization to gdp recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2008.
- How does Ireland rank for stock market capitalization to gdp?
- Ireland ranks 52nd out of 91 countries with data for 2018.
- Is stock market capitalization to gdp rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's, published as part of Stock market capitalization to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Value of listed shares to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is stock market capitalization, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. End-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF) and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).