East Asia & Pacific vs Ireland: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

East Asia & Pacific
0.0156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Ireland
0.1102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific rank
3rd
Ireland rank
6th

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

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Ireland
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.1102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 0.0946 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Ireland's figure about 7.1 times East Asia & Pacific's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1987 it was East Asia & Pacific ahead.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 3rd and Ireland ranks 6th of 47 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific averaged higher in 1 and Ireland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific Ireland Difference Ahead
1980s 0.011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0205 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0095 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Ireland
1990s 0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0163 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Ireland
2000s 0.0153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1563 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Ireland
2010s 0.0213 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.166 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1447 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Ireland
2020s 0.0217 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.0157 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0374 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, East Asia & Pacific or Ireland?
Ireland, at 0.1102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in East Asia & Pacific as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between East Asia & Pacific and Ireland?
0.0946 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Ireland?
38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Ireland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 3rd and Ireland ranks 6th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
238 places, 9,843 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.