Ireland vs Singapore: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Ireland
12,444 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Singapore
15,415 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Ireland rank
5th
Singapore rank
4th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Ireland
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 15,415 BoP, current US$ per person against 12,444 BoP, current US$ per person in Ireland, a difference of 2,971 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.2 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Singapore ahead.
Ireland ranks 5th and Singapore ranks 4th of 192 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 3 and Singapore in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 224.8 BoP, current US$ per person | 138.88 BoP, current US$ per person | 85.91 BoP, current US$ per person | Ireland |
| 1990s | 371.47 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,421 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,049 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 2000s | 8,071 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,580 BoP, current US$ per person | 4,491 BoP, current US$ per person | Ireland |
| 2010s | 9,830 BoP, current US$ per person | 7,809 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,022 BoP, current US$ per person | Ireland |
| 2020s | -923.53 BoP, current US$ per person | 10,434 BoP, current US$ per person | 11,357 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Ireland or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 15,415 BoP, current US$ per person against 12,444 BoP, current US$ per person in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Ireland and Singapore?
- 2,971 BoP, current US$ per person, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Singapore?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Singapore rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Ireland ranks 5th and Singapore ranks 4th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.