Africa Eastern and Southern vs Ireland: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Africa Eastern and Southern
1.12 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Ireland
893.09 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
46th
Ireland rank
43rd

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Ireland
-20.0k020.0k40.0k197019972025

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 893.09 BoP, current US$ per person against 1.12 BoP, current US$ per person in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 891.97 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Ireland's figure about 795.2 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ireland ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 46th and Ireland ranks 43rd of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Africa Eastern and Southern averaged higher in 1 and Ireland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 1.57 BoP, current US$ per person 41.95 BoP, current US$ per person 40.38 BoP, current US$ per person Ireland
1980s 1.47 BoP, current US$ per person 63.1 BoP, current US$ per person 61.63 BoP, current US$ per person Ireland
1990s 6.71 BoP, current US$ per person 1,042 BoP, current US$ per person 1,035 BoP, current US$ per person Ireland
2000s 24.33 BoP, current US$ per person 6,700 BoP, current US$ per person 6,676 BoP, current US$ per person Ireland
2010s 31.89 BoP, current US$ per person 16,658 BoP, current US$ per person 16,626 BoP, current US$ per person Ireland
2020s 37.58 BoP, current US$ per person -2,015 BoP, current US$ per person 2,052 BoP, current US$ per person Africa Eastern and Southern

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Africa Eastern and Southern or Ireland?
Ireland, at 893.09 BoP, current US$ per person against 1.12 BoP, current US$ per person in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Africa Eastern and Southern and Ireland?
891.97 BoP, current US$ per person, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Ireland?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Ireland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 46th and Ireland ranks 43rd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. 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$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,254 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.