Ireland vs Singapore: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Ireland
0.1102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Singapore
0.156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Ireland rank
6th
Singapore rank
4th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Ireland
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 0.156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ireland, a difference of 0.0458 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.4 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Singapore ahead.
Ireland ranks 6th and Singapore ranks 4th of 191 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 | 0.0205 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0145 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.0163 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0636 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0474 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 2000s | 0.1563 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1145 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0418 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.166 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Ireland |
| 2020s | -0.0157 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1263 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Ireland or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 0.156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Ireland and Singapore?
- 0.0458 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 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$), per unit?
- Ireland ranks 6th and Singapore ranks 4th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.