Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Ireland
Ireland: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was -0.1177 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Ireland, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ireland recorded -0.1177 million USD per square kilometre for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 65.5% on the previous year and down 117.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Ireland peaked at 3.16 million USD per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, -0.4493 million USD per square kilometre, in 2005.
Ireland ranks 171st of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Ireland, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0148 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0328 million USD per square kilometre | +121.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0323 million USD per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0262 million USD per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0202 million USD per square kilometre | -22.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0308 million USD per square kilometre | +52.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0547 million USD per square kilometre | +77.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0431 million USD per square kilometre | -21.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1881 million USD per square kilometre | +336.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3898 million USD per square kilometre | +107.2% |
| 2000 | 0.597 million USD per square kilometre | +53.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2153 million USD per square kilometre | -63.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4915 million USD per square kilometre | +128.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3687 million USD per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 2004 | -0.1553 million USD per square kilometre | -142.1% |
| 2005 | -0.4493 million USD per square kilometre | +189.4% |
| 2006 | -0.0753 million USD per square kilometre | -83.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3041 million USD per square kilometre | -503.8% |
| 2008 | -0.1902 million USD per square kilometre | -162.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3286 million USD per square kilometre | -272.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5908 million USD per square kilometre | +79.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3055 million USD per square kilometre | -48.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6721 million USD per square kilometre | +120.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6658 million USD per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6642 million USD per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 3.16 million USD per square kilometre | +376.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5703 million USD per square kilometre | -82.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7393 million USD per square kilometre | +29.6% |
| 2018 | -0.1591 million USD per square kilometre | -121.5% |
| 2019 | 2.02 million USD per square kilometre | -1369.2% |
| 2020 | 1.37 million USD per square kilometre | -31.9% |
| 2021 | -0.0507 million USD per square kilometre | -103.7% |
| 2022 | -0.3408 million USD per square kilometre | +572.6% |
| 2023 | -0.1177 million USD per square kilometre | -65.5% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's -0.1177 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.059 million USD per square kilometre. (61 countries reporting)
- Ireland's -0.1177 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0223 million USD per square kilometre. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +1369.2% | -0.1591 million USD per square kilometre | 2.02 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0833 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0148 million USD per square kilometre | 0.3898 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1435 million USD per square kilometre | -0.4493 million USD per square kilometre | 0.597 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9231 million USD per square kilometre | -0.1591 million USD per square kilometre | 3.16 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2163 million USD per square kilometre | -0.3408 million USD per square kilometre | 1.37 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 168 Finland -0.0047 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 169 Iraq -0.0098 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 170 Qatar -0.0306 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 172 Trinidad and Tobago -0.1694 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 173 Aruba -0.9145 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 174 Luxembourg -20.15 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Ireland
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.96 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0082 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1,078 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 2.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 787.03 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0048 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Ireland?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Ireland was -0.1177 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.16 million USD per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.4493 million USD per square kilometre in 2005.
- How does Ireland rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Ireland ranks 171st out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 117.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices 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.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices 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.