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

Ireland
-1.84 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Luxembourg
-8.21 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland rank
185th
Luxembourg rank
187th

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

  • Ireland
  • Luxembourg
-50.0M050.0M198720052023

How they compare

Ireland currently reports -1.84 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -8.21 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Luxembourg, a difference of 6.37 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Ireland ranks 185th and Luxembourg ranks 187th of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Luxembourg in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Luxembourg Difference Ahead
2000s 613,345 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6.17 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5.56 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Luxembourg
2010s 666,057 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 13.79 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 13.12 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Luxembourg
2020s -330,327 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -586,748 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 256,420 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Ireland or Luxembourg?
Ireland, at -1.84 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -8.21 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Luxembourg as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Ireland and Luxembourg?
6.37 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Luxembourg?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Luxembourg rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Ireland ranks 185th and Luxembourg ranks 187th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
235 places, 9,589 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

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.