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GDP by Incomes

GDP by Incomes

Compensation of Employees share drops to 25% of GVA

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Tables 3.1 to 3.7 show Net Value Added (NVA) and Gross Value Added (GVA) compiled using the Income Method which looks at Compensation of Employees, Net Operating Surplus & Net Mixed Income, and Consumption of Fixed Capital. These terms are often referred to as Wages, Profits and Depreciation.

Figure 3.1 above shows the contributing components to Gross Value Added (GVA) at current prices in 2022. Net Operating Surplus and Net Mixed Income represented 49.2% of GVA in the year, Consumption of Fixed Capital 25.3% with Compensation of Employees accounting for 25.3%. 

2022
Compensation
of
Employees
25.2913005853159
Net
Operating
surplus
49.1752711832749
Consumption
of Fixed
Capital
25.2879084538617
Industry (excl. Construction)Information & CommunicationProfessional, Admin & Support ServicesPublic Admin, Education & HealthDistribution, Transport, Hotels & RestaurantsReal Estate ActivitiesFinancial & Insurance ActivitiesConstructionArts, Entertainment & Other ServicesAgriculture, Forestry & Fishing
2022187.035328500581.127950902742.661623825641.875148506738.663079886525.117690968116.91502000089.72227574884.61752635654.574309653

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Figure 3.2 above shows the relative contributions of each sector. Just over 41% of total GVA at constant basic prices in 2022 was accounted for by Industry (excluding Construction).

Agriculture, Forestry & FishingIndustry (excl. Construction)ConstructionDistribution, Transport, Hotels & RestaurantsInformation & CommunicationFinancial & Insurance ActivitiesReal Estate ActivitiesProfessional, Admin & Support ServicesPublic Admin, Education & HealthArts, Entertainment & Other Services
2021-20226.2708020578807818.65101214131874.1721871615060516.8602419655197.05339099644107-7.83892197765114.233366919798411.078557247873656.1355406365368311.0142294065273

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Figure 3.3 above shows the growth in each sector. Multinational Enterprise (MNE) dominated sectors of the economy distinguished in Table 5.2 (in Chapter 5 - Gross Value Added by Activity) showed growth of 15.6% in 2022. Industry (excluding Construction) increased by 18.7% while Information & Communication grew by 7.1%. Apart from Financial and insurance activities, domestic sectors of the economy all posted increases in 2022. The Distribution, Transport, Hotels & Restaurants sector expanded by 16.9% in the year, Arts & Entertainment by 11%, Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing by 6.3% while Public Administration, Education & Health increased by 6.1%. Other sectors posted more modest growth: Real Estate activities and Construction both grew by 4.2%, while Professional, Administration & Support Services increased by 1.1% in 2022 compared with 2021. Financial & Insurance activities contracted by 7.8% over the period.

The Domestic Trading Profits of non-agricultural companies, which represents 58.1% of overall economy Net Value Added at Factor Cost, recorded growth of 27.5% in 2022 compared with 2021. Remuneration of non-agricultural employees grew by 9.5% in the year. After taking into account factor incomes from the rest of the world, overall Net National Product at Factor Cost increased by 12.3% year-on-year while Net National Income at Market Prices that takes account of national (i.e. non-EU) taxes and national subsidies increased by a similar rate of 14.1%, or almost €242 billion in year 2022 in money terms.

Table 3.1 Net Value Added at Factor Cost and Net National Income at Market Prices

Table 3.2 Annual Percentage Changes in the Main Constituents of Table 3.1

After adjusting Net Value Added (NVA) at Factor Cost across the 10 main economic sectors by the Provision for Depreciation, Gross Value Added at Factor Cost recorded a 15.9% increase in 2022 compared with 2021. After Non Product Taxes and Subsidies are taken into account, Gross Value Added at Current Basic Prices posted a 17.1% increase in the year. NVA at Factor Cost grew in all sectors in 2022 compared with 2021 except for Financial and Insurance activities which posted a decline. For the Multinational dominated sectors, Industry (excluding Construction) NVA rose strongly by 34.0% with Information & Communication NVA rising by 12.8%. Of the domestic facing sectors, strong double digit-growth was recorded in the following sectors in 2022 compared to 2021: Distribution, Transport, Hotels & Restaurants NVA grew by 28.7%, Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing NVA increased by 20.8%, Professional, Administration & Support Services NVA rose by 15.3% with Construction NVA posting growth of 10.2% in the year. By comparison, more modest, single-digit growth in NVA was recorded in Real Estate Activities which rose by 9.1% in the year, Public Administration, Education & Health, which grew by 6.6% and Arts & Entertainment where NVA increased by 4.3% year-on-year.  Financial & Insurance Activities was the only main economic sector recording an NVA decline in 2022, a fall of 12.5% over the period compared with 2021.

Table 3.3 Net Value Added at Factor Cost and Depreciation by Sector of Origin and Gross Value Added at Basic Prices

Gross Value Added at Current Basic Prices across the 10 main economic sectors recorded a 17.1% increase in 2022 compared with 2021. For the Multinational dominated sectors, Industry (excluding Construction) GVA rose significantly by 26.4% with Information & Communication GVA rising by 10.6%. Of the domestic facing sectors, Distribution, Transport, Hotels & Restaurants GVA increased strongly by 33.4% while Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing GVA also posted strong growth of 30.3% year-on-year. Construction GVA expanded by 14.8% in 2022 compared with 2021, with Arts & Entertainment GVA increasing by 13.0% in the year, Real Estate Activities by 12.1% while Professional, Administration & Support Services rose by 11.7% in the year. Public Administration, Education & Health GVA grew by 8.4% year-on-year.  Financial & Insurance Activities GVA declined by 8.8% over the period, the only sector to do so in year 2022.

Table 3.4 Gross Value Added at Basic Prices by Sector of Origin and Gross and Net National Income at Current Market Prices

Table 3.5 Annual Percentage Change in the Main Constituents of Table 3.4

Gross Value Added at Constant Basic Prices or Real GVA across the 10 principal high level economic sectors recorded a 10.0% increase overall in 2022 over 2021. For the Multinational dominated sectors, Industry (excluding Construction) GVA expanded by 18.7% while Information & Communication GVA rose by 7.1%. Of the domestic facing sectors, Distribution, Transport, Hotels & Restaurants Real GVA grew by 16.9%, Arts & Entertainment GVA by 11.0%, Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing GVA by 6.3%, with Public Administration, Education & Health GVA increasing 6.1% year-on-year. More modest, single digit increases in Real GVA were recorded in Real Estate Activities and Construction that both grew by 4.2%. Professional, Administration & Support Services GVA increased by 1.1% year-on-year while Financial & Insurance Activities GVA contracted by 7.8% over the period, the only sector to do so in 2022.

Table 3.6 Gross Value Added at Constant Basic Prices by Sector of Origin and Gross and Net National Income at Constant Market Prices (chain linked annually and referenced to year 2021)

Table 3.7 Annual Percentage Changes in the Main Constituents of Table 3.6