Ireland vs Low income: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled

Ireland
4.82 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Low income
1.90 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Ireland rank
46th
Low income rank
44th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled over time

  • Ireland
  • Low income
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 4.82 billion BoP, current US$ against 1.90 billion BoP, current US$ in Low income, a difference of 2.92 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Ireland's figure about 2.5 times Low income's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Low income ahead.

Ireland ranks 46th and Low income ranks 44th of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 4 and Low income in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Low income Difference Ahead
1970s 137.02 million BoP, current US$ 211.72 million BoP, current US$ 74.70 million BoP, current US$ Low income
1980s 220.95 million BoP, current US$ 191.44 million BoP, current US$ 29.52 million BoP, current US$ Ireland
1990s 3.85 billion BoP, current US$ 759.45 million BoP, current US$ 3.09 billion BoP, current US$ Ireland
2000s 28.32 billion BoP, current US$ 5.59 billion BoP, current US$ 22.72 billion BoP, current US$ Ireland
2010s 78.58 billion BoP, current US$ 14.44 billion BoP, current US$ 64.14 billion BoP, current US$ Ireland
2020s -11.54 billion BoP, current US$ 16.41 billion BoP, current US$ 27.95 billion BoP, current US$ Low income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled, Ireland or Low income?
Ireland, at 4.82 billion BoP, current US$ against 1.90 billion BoP, current US$ in Low income as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled between Ireland and Low income?
2.92 billion BoP, current US$, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Low income?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Ireland and Low income rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
Ireland ranks 46th and Low income ranks 44th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,316 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.