British Virgin Islands vs Ireland: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps

British Virgin Islands
59.45 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Ireland
67.14 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
British Virgin Islands rank
12th
Ireland rank
11th

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps over time

  • British Virgin Islands
  • Ireland
-100.0B0100.0B200.0B198720052024

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 67.14 billion BoP, current US$ against 59.45 billion BoP, current US$ in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 7.69 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times British Virgin Islands's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Ireland ahead.

British Virgin Islands ranks 12th and Ireland ranks 11th of 192 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 4 and Ireland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade British Virgin Islands Ireland Difference Ahead
1980s 1.70 billion BoP, current US$ 1.13 billion BoP, current US$ 565.59 million BoP, current US$ British Virgin Islands
1990s 2.93 billion BoP, current US$ 1.38 billion BoP, current US$ 1.55 billion BoP, current US$ British Virgin Islands
2000s 28.80 billion BoP, current US$ 34.67 billion BoP, current US$ 5.87 billion BoP, current US$ Ireland
2010s 53.21 billion BoP, current US$ 45.88 billion BoP, current US$ 7.33 billion BoP, current US$ British Virgin Islands
2020s 46.38 billion BoP, current US$ -4.78 billion BoP, current US$ 51.16 billion BoP, current US$ British Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps, British Virgin Islands or Ireland?
Ireland, at 67.14 billion BoP, current US$ against 59.45 billion BoP, current US$ in British Virgin Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps between British Virgin Islands and Ireland?
7.69 billion BoP, current US$, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Ireland?
37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
How do British Virgin Islands and Ireland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
British Virgin Islands ranks 12th and Ireland ranks 11th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
239 places, 10,166 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.