Euro area vs Ireland: Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Euro area
39.46 % change on previous year
in 2025
Ireland
382.13 % change on previous year
in 2024
Euro area rank
1st
Ireland rank
4th
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Euro area
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 382.13 % change on previous year against 39.46 % change on previous year in Euro area, a difference of 342.67 % change on previous year.
That makes Ireland's figure about 9.7 times Euro area's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Euro area ahead.
Euro area ranks 1st and Ireland ranks 4th of 1 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Euro area averaged higher in 1 and Ireland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.08 % change on previous year | 174.8 % change on previous year | 166.72 % change on previous year | Ireland |
| 2010s | 226.35 % change on previous year | -61.3 % change on previous year | 287.65 % change on previous year | Euro area |
| 2020s | 38.14 % change on previous year | 87.55 % change on previous year | 49.41 % change on previous year | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Euro area or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 382.13 % change on previous year against 39.46 % change on previous year in Euro area as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Euro area and Ireland?
- 342.67 % change on previous year, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Ireland?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
- How do Euro area and Ireland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Euro area ranks 1st and Ireland ranks 4th of 1 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.