Cyprus vs Ireland: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square
Cyprus
-2.40 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland
-2.03 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Cyprus rank
196th
Ireland rank
195th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time
- Cyprus
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports -2.03 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -2.40 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Cyprus, a difference of 365,560 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cyprus ahead.
Cyprus ranks 196th and Ireland ranks 195th of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 4 and Ireland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,061 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,989 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,072 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Cyprus |
| 1980s | 6,969 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,207 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,762 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Cyprus |
| 1990s | 28,748 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 55,942 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 27,194 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Ireland |
| 2000s | 957,551 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 411,084 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 546,466 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 5.32 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1.14 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4.18 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Cyprus |
| 2020s | -2.47 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -226,944 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2.24 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Cyprus or Ireland?
- Ireland, at -2.03 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -2.40 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Cyprus as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Cyprus and Ireland?
- 365,560 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Ireland?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Cyprus and Ireland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- Cyprus ranks 196th and Ireland ranks 195th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.