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$), per capita over time
- High income
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 12,444 BoP, current US$ 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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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.