{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ie-vc-investment-total","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ie-vc-investment-total","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ie-vc-investment-total/","title":"Ireland Venture Capital Investment (Total) (2025)","description":"Ireland's Venture Capital Investment (Total): 411.1 USD millions in 2025, +16.9% YoY. OECD (OECD.SDD.TPS:DSD_VC@DF_VC_INV), 2007–2025.","domain":"markets","category":"Financial Markets","keywords":["Financial Markets","OECD","Ireland","2025"],"publisher":"OECD","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Ireland","temporal_coverage":"2007/2025","unit":"USD millions","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Ireland Venture Capital Investment (Total)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"OECD","url":"https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?fs[0]=Topic%2C0%7CFinancial+sector%23FIN%23&pg=0&fc=Topic&bp=true&snb=10"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2007–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"19"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Ireland"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Ireland (2025)","value":"411.1","unit":"USD millions","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+16.9% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+16.9%","unit":"USD millions"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"19","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Ireland Venture Capital Investment (Total)"}],"observation_count":19,"observations":[{"period":"2007","value":99.8685437464813},{"period":"2008","value":120.6959444270925},{"period":"2009","value":108.99988939375363},{"period":"2010","value":67.913124036875},{"period":"2011","value":85.0584461130276},{"period":"2012","value":104.94146168762748},{"period":"2013","value":151.06802206248432},{"period":"2014","value":122.06548127199154},{"period":"2015","value":101.63844875806785},{"period":"2016","value":221.99774227186805},{"period":"2017","value":147.01921591066463},{"period":"2018","value":427.7866809281871},{"period":"2019","value":165.75119773137035},{"period":"2020","value":284.1328287263233},{"period":"2021","value":251.65985183528284},{"period":"2022","value":422.6802141374402},{"period":"2023","value":279.28427931867446},{"period":"2024","value":351.78880419201624},{"period":"2025","value":411.1341939043828}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"USD millions"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"411.1","yoyChange":"+16.9%"},{"year":"2024","value":"351.8","yoyChange":"+26.0%"},{"year":"2023","value":"279.3","yoyChange":"-33.9%"},{"year":"2022","value":"422.7","yoyChange":"+68.0%"},{"year":"2021","value":"251.7","yoyChange":"-11.4%"},{"year":"2020","value":"284.1","yoyChange":"+71.4%"},{"year":"2019","value":"165.8","yoyChange":"-61.3%"},{"year":"2018","value":"427.8","yoyChange":"+191.0%"},{"year":"2017","value":"147.0","yoyChange":"-33.8%"},{"year":"2016","value":"222.0","yoyChange":"+118.4%"},{"year":"2015","value":"101.6","yoyChange":"-16.7%"},{"year":"2014","value":"122.1","yoyChange":"-19.2%"},{"year":"2013","value":"151.1","yoyChange":"+44.0%"},{"year":"2012","value":"104.9","yoyChange":"+23.4%"},{"year":"2011","value":"85.1","yoyChange":"+25.2%"},{"year":"2010","value":"67.9","yoyChange":"-37.7%"},{"year":"2009","value":"109.0","yoyChange":"-9.7%"},{"year":"2008","value":"120.7","yoyChange":"+20.9%"},{"year":"2007","value":"99.9","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks total venture capital investment (all investment stages) in Ireland from 2007 to present, in USD millions. VC investment volume is a leading indicator of startup ecosystem vitality and innovation capital availability. It is published by OECD and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. OECD typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2007–2025 (19 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 427.8 USD millions in 2018 and reached its lowest recorded value of 67.9 in 2010. The latest reading of 411.1 in 2025 represents a change of +16.9%."}]}