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Foreign and Domestic GVA

Foreign and Domestic GVA

Multinational sector contracted by 5.5% in Q1 2024 while Non-MNE dominated increased by 1.1%

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CSO statistical release, , 11am
Table 6.1 Gross Value Added for sectors dominated by Foreign-owned MNEs and Other Sectors, Q1 20241
 Amount €mQuarterly % change
Foreign-owned MNE dominated49,399-5.5
Other64,0341.1
Total GVA (MNE dominated + Other)113,433-1.9
1Constant Market Prices, chain linked annually and referenced to year 2022, seasonally adjusted.

On a seasonally adjusted basis, estimates indicate that Gross Value Added (GVA) in volume terms in the Foreign-owned MNE dominated sector fell by 5.5% for the first quarter of 2024, largely driven by a contraction in the Industry (excluding Construction) sector of 5.7% quarter-on-quarter. GVA for the non-MNE dominated sectors of the economy increased by 1.1% over the same period.

Real GVA for the total economy amounted to €113.4 billion in the Q1 2024 reference period, with GVA for MNE dominated sectors representing approximately 43.5% of Total GVA while GVA for the non-MNE dominated sectors represented approximately 56.5% of the total.

Foreign-owned MNE-dominatedOther
Q1 20226.74924590773482-1.95521447297223
Q2 20222.024903635635971.33383773351046
Q3 20225.885034291425481.14438864205419
Q4 20224.39423560481621.55252624830629
Q1 2023-20.62575012047342.76298351831632
Q2 20233.31542567326261.25078621780756
Q3 2023-5.22261783673430.0153881602118711
Q4 2023-3.283637624039880.905314452550154
Q1 2024-5.549765439821961.13042094096862

Get the data: NAQ06

The classification of value added for the total economy between (a) the Foreign-owned MNE dominated sector and (b) the Other sector in Tables 6.2 and 6.3 is determined by business accounting turnover. Foreign-owned MNE dominated sectors are defined as those where MNE turnover on average exceeds 85% of the sector total. Economic activity classified to the Non-MNE dominated sector falls below this turnover threshold.

The main sectors dominated by MNEs in Ireland are:

  • Pharma and Chemical production
  • Computer, electronic and optical device manufacturing
  • Medical instrument production
  • Information & Communications, including software publishing

The combination of all remaining non-MNE dominated sectors provides an estimation of the value-added contribution of the domestic-facing side of the economy to the overall economy.

Table 6.2 Gross Value Added at Current Basic Prices & Constant Basic Prices (Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2022)1

Table 6.3 Gross Value Added at Current Basic Prices & Constant Basic Prices (Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2022)1 - Seasonally Adjusted