Ireland vs OECD members: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Ireland
12,444 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
OECD members
779.17 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Ireland rank
5th
OECD members rank
4th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Ireland
- OECD members
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 12,444 BoP, current US$ per person against 779.17 BoP, current US$ per person in OECD members, a difference of 11,665 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Ireland's figure about 16.0 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1987 it was OECD members ahead.
Ireland ranks 5th and OECD members ranks 4th of 192 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 4 and OECD members in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 224.8 BoP, current US$ per person | 167.72 BoP, current US$ per person | 57.08 BoP, current US$ per person | Ireland |
| 1990s | 371.47 BoP, current US$ per person | 360.16 BoP, current US$ per person | 11.3 BoP, current US$ per person | Ireland |
| 2000s | 8,071 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,091 BoP, current US$ per person | 6,981 BoP, current US$ per person | Ireland |
| 2010s | 9,830 BoP, current US$ per person | 988.1 BoP, current US$ per person | 8,842 BoP, current US$ per person | Ireland |
| 2020s | -923.53 BoP, current US$ per person | 827.5 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,751 BoP, current US$ per person | OECD members |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Ireland or OECD members?
- Ireland, at 12,444 BoP, current US$ per person against 779.17 BoP, current US$ per person in OECD members as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Ireland and OECD members?
- 11,665 BoP, current US$ per person, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and OECD members?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and OECD members rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Ireland ranks 5th and OECD members ranks 4th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.