Ireland vs Korea: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Ireland
0.8%
in 2024
Korea
0.8%
in 2025
Ireland rank
152nd
Korea rank
151st
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Ireland
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in Ireland, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 152nd and Korea ranks 151st of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 5 and Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 0.6% | Ireland |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.5% | Ireland |
| 1990s | 4.6% | 0.7% | 4.0% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 1.1% | 13.9% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 27.1% | 0.7% | 26.4% | Ireland |
| 2020s | -1.5% | 0.9% | 2.5% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Ireland or Korea?
- Korea, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Ireland and Korea?
- 0.0%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Korea?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Korea rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Ireland ranks 152nd and Korea ranks 151st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.