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
-20.0k020.0k40.0k197019972025

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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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.