Ireland vs Pacific island small states: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Ireland
893.09 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Pacific island small states
2.32 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Ireland rank
43rd
Pacific island small states rank
45th

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

  • Ireland
  • Pacific island small states
-20.0k020.0k40.0k197019972025

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 893.09 BoP, current US$ per person against 2.32 BoP, current US$ per person in Pacific island small states, a difference of 890.77 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Ireland's figure about 385.6 times Pacific island small states's.

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

Ireland ranks 43rd and Pacific island small states ranks 45th of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 5 and Pacific island small states in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Pacific island small states Difference Ahead
1970s 41.95 BoP, current US$ per person 12.85 BoP, current US$ per person 29.09 BoP, current US$ per person Ireland
1980s 63.1 BoP, current US$ per person 23.85 BoP, current US$ per person 39.25 BoP, current US$ per person Ireland
1990s 1,042 BoP, current US$ per person 5.08 BoP, current US$ per person 1,037 BoP, current US$ per person Ireland
2000s 6,700 BoP, current US$ per person 152.32 BoP, current US$ per person 6,548 BoP, current US$ per person Ireland
2010s 16,658 BoP, current US$ per person 192.9 BoP, current US$ per person 16,465 BoP, current US$ per person Ireland
2020s -2,015 BoP, current US$ per person 129.78 BoP, current US$ per person 2,145 BoP, current US$ per person Pacific island small states

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Ireland or Pacific island small states?
Ireland, at 893.09 BoP, current US$ per person against 2.32 BoP, current US$ per person in Pacific island small states as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Ireland and Pacific island small states?
890.77 BoP, current US$ per person, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Pacific island small states?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Ireland and Pacific island small states rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Ireland ranks 43rd and Pacific island small states ranks 45th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.