High income vs Ireland: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

High income
855.36 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Ireland
12,444 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
High income rank
3rd
Ireland rank
5th

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

  • High income
  • Ireland
-20.0k020.0k40.0k197019972025

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 12,444 BoP, current US$ per person against 855.36 BoP, current US$ per person in High income, a difference of 11,589 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Ireland's figure about 14.5 times High income's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1987 it was High income ahead.

High income ranks 3rd and Ireland ranks 5th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Ireland Difference Ahead
1980s 164.74 BoP, current US$ per person 224.8 BoP, current US$ per person 60.05 BoP, current US$ per person Ireland
1990s 366.82 BoP, current US$ per person 371.47 BoP, current US$ per person 4.65 BoP, current US$ per person Ireland
2000s 1,164 BoP, current US$ per person 8,071 BoP, current US$ per person 6,907 BoP, current US$ per person Ireland
2010s 1,218 BoP, current US$ per person 9,830 BoP, current US$ per person 8,613 BoP, current US$ per person Ireland
2020s 1,022 BoP, current US$ per person -923.53 BoP, current US$ per person 1,945 BoP, current US$ per person High income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, High income or Ireland?
Ireland, at 12,444 BoP, current US$ per person against 855.36 BoP, current US$ per person in High income as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between High income and Ireland?
11,589 BoP, current US$ per person, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Ireland?
38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
How do High income and Ireland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
High income ranks 3rd and Ireland ranks 5th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.