Belgium vs Ireland: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per
Belgium
-349,554 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland
-1.84 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Belgium rank
183rd
Ireland rank
185th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per over time
- Belgium
- Ireland
How they compare
Belgium currently reports -349,554 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -1.84 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Ireland, a difference of 1.49 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 183rd and Ireland ranks 185th of 188 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.28 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 503,296 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1.78 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Belgium |
| 2010s | 684,062 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 666,057 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 18,005 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Belgium |
| 2020s | 538,440 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -330,327 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 868,768 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Belgium or Ireland?
- Belgium, at -349,554 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -1.84 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Belgium and Ireland?
- 1.49 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ireland?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Ireland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
- Belgium ranks 183rd and Ireland ranks 185th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.