Euro area vs Ireland: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Euro area
684.21 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Ireland
12,444 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Euro area rank
5th
Ireland rank
5th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Euro area
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 12,444 BoP, current US$ per person against 684.21 BoP, current US$ per person in Euro area, a difference of 11,760 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Ireland's figure about 18.2 times Euro area's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Euro area ahead.
Euro area ranks 5th and Ireland ranks 5th of 47 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Euro area averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 148.39 BoP, current US$ per person | 224.8 BoP, current US$ per person | 76.41 BoP, current US$ per person | Ireland |
| 1990s | 475.69 BoP, current US$ per person | 371.47 BoP, current US$ per person | 104.22 BoP, current US$ per person | Euro area |
| 2000s | 2,019 BoP, current US$ per person | 8,071 BoP, current US$ per person | 6,052 BoP, current US$ per person | Ireland |
| 2010s | 1,879 BoP, current US$ per person | 9,830 BoP, current US$ per person | 7,951 BoP, current US$ per person | Ireland |
| 2020s | 877.02 BoP, current US$ per person | -923.53 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,801 BoP, current US$ per person | Euro area |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Euro area or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 12,444 BoP, current US$ per person against 684.21 BoP, current US$ per person in Euro area as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Euro area and Ireland?
- 11,760 BoP, current US$ per person, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Ireland?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
- How do Euro area and Ireland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Euro area ranks 5th and Ireland ranks 5th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.