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GDP - Expenditure

GDP - Expenditure

Personal Consumption Expenditure increased by 0.9% in Q4 2025

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CSO statistical release, , 11am
Table 3.1 Expenditure Components of GDP1, Q4 20252
 Amount €mQuarterly % change
Personal Consumption of Goods and Services41,1970.9
Net Expenditure by Central and Local Government on Current Goods and Services14,7890.3
Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation30,096-4.6
Net Exports54,192 
     Exports of Goods and Services207,849-3.4
     Less Imports of Goods and Services-153,656-1.3
Gross Domestic Product146,732-3.8
1Series not additive, Value of Physical Changes in Stocks not shown on table (see Table 3.5 for full detail)
2Constant Market Prices, chain linked annually and referenced to year 2023 and seasonally adjusted

On the expenditure side of the accounts (Table 3.5), Capital Investment decreased by €7.1 billion in Q4 2025 compared with the previous quarter and accounted for 36% of total domestic demand in Q4 2025.

Personal Consumption Expenditure increased by 0.9% in Q4 2025 compared to Q3 2025, while Government Expenditure increased by 0.3% over the same period. There was an overall decrease in real GDP of 3.8%.

Personal Consumption ExpenditureGovernment ExpenditureGross Fixed Capital FormationValue of Physical Changes in StocksNet ExportsGDP
Q1 202338.391254217112.833300987730.99454295490.823717070951.0233751078133.3561824347
Q2 202338.47889429913.05706977828.91595207943.536139969747.776861227133.5194563198
Q3 202338.037938967313.22845744227.54337848174.306194794548.266447785131.0361766284
Q4 202338.902984996614.065148932443.35630759470.621697137927.6085894251127.2778114522
Q1 202439.14687211613.487522754327.52391272941.091241368249.3851533878129.5390203887
Q2 202439.440412164913.95983055611.05242284651.823186663261.6101311372129.2138078865
Q3 202439.587669964514.052814512529.50096446391.842490871249.9672994587137.2844374514
Q4 202440.222891063814.44427373825.43414890510.500576180261.7553612508142.4710340147
Q1 202540.311710791214.253968438543.7889124667-4.864146095862.3932208767153.3977734078
Q2 202540.682075631214.524554082927.81278960811.308442200269.0585804574152.5489705281
Q3 202540.827720252814.741473752731.53466642697.003577830259.5603056625152.5768701818
Q4 202541.196644213914.789230837430.09582905981.364165952254.192073748146.731525576

Get the data: NAQ04

Building & ConstructionMachinery & EquipmentIntangiblesGross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation
Q1 20239.33829425787.386162623214.330390481330.9945429549
Q2 20238.88550717067.729447813112.386073022528.9159520794
Q3 20239.06490762676.839915093911.749833895427.5433784817
Q4 20238.96109600757.264247894426.87430522443.3563075947
Q1 20248.30085060725.274334521813.948727600227.5239127294
Q2 20248.38575133927.7405751047-5.073903597411.0524228465
Q3 20249.14986455247.19173820613.159361705429.5009644639
Q4 20248.598040824.761780462412.074327622725.4341489051
Q1 20259.14933740976.97409222527.665482831943.7889124667
Q2 20259.63944212335.739555792612.433791692127.8127896081
Q3 20259.34273226156.71042533315.481508832331.5346664269
Q4 20259.4372625147.244244917613.414321628230.0958290598

Get the data: NAQ04

Comparisons with Q4 2024

On the expenditure side of the accounts (Table 3.3), Capital Investment increased by 18.9% (or €5.4 billion) compared to the same quarter of 2024. Personal Consumption Expenditure showed an increase of 2.6%, while Government Expenditure grew by 2.7% over the same period. Exports of Goods and Services increased by 3.8% (or €7.8 billion), while Imports of Goods and Services increased by 10.3% (or €15.6 billion) over the same period. Net Exports therefore decreased by 13.7% (or €7.8 billion) year-on-year.

Table 3.2 Expenditure on Gross National Product at Current Market Prices

Table 3.3 Expenditure on Gross National Product at Constant Market Prices (Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2023)

Table 3.4 Expenditure on Gross National Product at Current Market Prices - Seasonally Adjusted

Table 3.5 Expenditure on Gross National Product at Constant Market Prices (Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2023) - Seasonally Adjusted

Table 3.6 Components of Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation at Current Market Prices - Non-Seasonally Adjusted

Table 3.7 Components of Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation at Constant Prices (Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2023) - Non-Seasonally Adjusted

Table 3.8 Components of Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation at Current Market Prices & Constant Prices (Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2023) - Seasonally Adjusted

For Updates Tables, please click on the following link: Quarterly National Accounts Q4 2025 Updates Tables (XLS 60KB)