Foreign control of enterprises by economic activity and a selection in Ireland
Ireland: Foreign control of enterprises by economic activity and a selection was 78 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Foreign control of enterprises by economic activity and a selection in Ireland, 2008–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 78 for foreign control of enterprises by economic activity and a selection in 2020. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 27.9% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign control of enterprises by economic activity and a selection in Ireland peaked at 78 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14, in 2012.
That places Ireland 23rd out of 38 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Foreign control of enterprises by economic activity and a selection in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 63 | — |
| 2009 | 52 | -17.5% |
| 2010 | 59 | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 38 | -35.6% |
| 2012 | 14 | -63.2% |
| 2014 | 34 | +142.9% |
| 2015 | 30 | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 50 | +66.7% |
| 2017 | 52 | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 56 | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 61 | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 78 | +27.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.5 | 52 | 63 | 2 |
| 2010s | 43.78 | 14 | 61 | 9 |
| 2020s | 78 | 78 | 78 | 1 |
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- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 35,990 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 21.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5939 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 78,151 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 16.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.5256 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 69,162 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 14.64 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign control of enterprises by economic activity and a selection in Ireland?
- Foreign control of enterprises by economic activity and a selection in Ireland was 78 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest foreign control of enterprises by economic activity and a selection recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 78 in 2020.
- What is the lowest foreign control of enterprises by economic activity and a selection recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 in 2012.
- How does Ireland rank for foreign control of enterprises by economic activity and a selection?
- Ireland ranks 23rd out of 38 countries with data for 2020.
- Is foreign control of enterprises by economic activity and a selection rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Foreign control of enterprises by economic activity and a selection of controlling countries (2008-2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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