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

Ireland
12,444 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Luxembourg
160,408 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Ireland rank
5th
Luxembourg rank
2nd

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

  • Ireland
  • Luxembourg
-200.0k0200.0k198720052024

How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 160,408 BoP, current US$ per person against 12,444 BoP, current US$ per person in Ireland, a difference of 147,964 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Luxembourg's figure about 12.9 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Ireland ranks 5th and Luxembourg ranks 2nd of 192 countries.

Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Luxembourg Difference Ahead
2000s 9,806 BoP, current US$ per person 33,393 BoP, current US$ per person 23,587 BoP, current US$ per person Luxembourg
2010s 9,830 BoP, current US$ per person 60,531 BoP, current US$ per person 50,701 BoP, current US$ per person Luxembourg
2020s -923.53 BoP, current US$ per person 32,148 BoP, current US$ per person 33,071 BoP, current US$ per person Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Ireland or Luxembourg?
Luxembourg, at 160,408 BoP, current US$ per person against 12,444 BoP, current US$ per person in Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Ireland and Luxembourg?
147,964 BoP, current US$ per person, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Luxembourg?
23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Ireland and Luxembourg rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Ireland ranks 5th and Luxembourg ranks 2nd of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.