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$), per capita over time
- Ireland
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 160,408 BoP, current US$ 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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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.