Hungary vs Ireland: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

Hungary
-776,858 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland
-2.03 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Hungary rank
194th
Ireland rank
195th

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

  • Hungary
  • Ireland
-2.0M02.0M4.0M197019962023

How they compare

Hungary currently reports -776,858 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -2.03 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Ireland, a difference of 1.25 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Ireland ahead.

Hungary ranks 194th and Ireland ranks 195th of 200 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 1 and Ireland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hungary Ireland Difference Ahead
1980s 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,120 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,120 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
1990s 28,822 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 55,942 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 27,120 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
2000s 231,814 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 411,084 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 179,270 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
2010s 103,695 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.14 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.04 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
2020s 350,961 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -226,944 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 577,905 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Hungary

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Hungary or Ireland?
Hungary, at -776,858 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -2.03 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Hungary and Ireland?
1.25 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Ireland?
42 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2023.
How do Hungary and Ireland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Hungary ranks 194th and Ireland ranks 195th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 11,736 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

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.