Ireland vs Luxembourg: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square
Ireland
-2.03 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Luxembourg
-3.60 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland rank
195th
Luxembourg rank
198th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time
- Ireland
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Ireland currently reports -2.03 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -3.60 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Luxembourg, a difference of 1.57 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Ireland ranks 195th and Luxembourg ranks 198th of 200 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Luxembourg in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 449,567 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2.68 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2.23 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 1.14 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 8.16 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 7.02 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | -226,944 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -29.54 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 29.31 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$), per square, Ireland or Luxembourg?
- Ireland, at -2.03 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -3.60 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Luxembourg as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Ireland and Luxembourg?
- 1.57 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Luxembourg?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Luxembourg rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- Ireland ranks 195th and Luxembourg ranks 198th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.