East Asia & Pacific vs Ireland: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

East Asia & Pacific
219.49 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Ireland
12,444 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific rank
8th
Ireland rank
5th

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

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Ireland
-20.0k020.0k40.0k197019972025

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 12,444 BoP, current US$ per person against 219.49 BoP, current US$ per person in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 12,225 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Ireland's figure about 56.7 times East Asia & Pacific's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Ireland ahead.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 8th and Ireland ranks 5th of 47 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific averaged higher in 1 and Ireland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific Ireland Difference Ahead
1980s 27.15 BoP, current US$ per person 224.8 BoP, current US$ per person 197.64 BoP, current US$ per person Ireland
1990s 31.93 BoP, current US$ per person 371.47 BoP, current US$ per person 339.54 BoP, current US$ per person Ireland
2000s 79.69 BoP, current US$ per person 8,071 BoP, current US$ per person 7,992 BoP, current US$ per person Ireland
2010s 211.65 BoP, current US$ per person 9,830 BoP, current US$ per person 9,619 BoP, current US$ per person Ireland
2020s 283.06 BoP, current US$ per person -923.53 BoP, current US$ per person 1,207 BoP, current US$ per person East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, East Asia & Pacific or Ireland?
Ireland, at 12,444 BoP, current US$ per person against 219.49 BoP, current US$ per person in East Asia & Pacific as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between East Asia & Pacific and Ireland?
12,225 BoP, current US$ per person, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Ireland?
38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Ireland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 8th and Ireland ranks 5th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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 outflows (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
239 places, 10,039 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (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.