Ireland vs Low income: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Ireland
893.09 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Low income
2.48 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Ireland rank
43rd
Low income rank
44th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Ireland
- Low income
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 893.09 BoP, current US$ per person against 2.48 BoP, current US$ per person in Low income, a difference of 890.61 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Ireland's figure about 360.0 times Low income's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 43rd and Low income ranks 44th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 5 and Low income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.95 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.05 BoP, current US$ per person | 40.9 BoP, current US$ per person | Ireland |
| 1980s | 63.1 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.7473 BoP, current US$ per person | 62.35 BoP, current US$ per person | Ireland |
| 1990s | 1,042 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.25 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,040 BoP, current US$ per person | Ireland |
| 2000s | 6,700 BoP, current US$ per person | 12.26 BoP, current US$ per person | 6,688 BoP, current US$ per person | Ireland |
| 2010s | 16,658 BoP, current US$ per person | 25.24 BoP, current US$ per person | 16,633 BoP, current US$ per person | Ireland |
| 2020s | -2,015 BoP, current US$ per person | 23.08 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,038 BoP, current US$ per person | 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$), per capita, Ireland or Low income?
- Ireland, at 893.09 BoP, current US$ per person against 2.48 BoP, current US$ per person in Low income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Ireland and Low income?
- 890.61 BoP, current US$ per person, 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$), per capita?
- Ireland ranks 43rd and Low income ranks 44th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.