Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Ireland
Ireland: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices was -8,110 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Ireland, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Ireland recorded -8,110 million USD for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 65.5% on the previous year and down 117.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Ireland peaked at 217,866 million USD in 2015 and was at its lowest, -30,951 million USD, in 2005.
Ireland ranks 185th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Ireland, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,023 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 2,260 million USD | +121.0% |
| 1992 | 2,227 million USD | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 1,804 million USD | -19.0% |
| 1994 | 1,392 million USD | -22.8% |
| 1995 | 2,122 million USD | +52.4% |
| 1996 | 3,772 million USD | +77.7% |
| 1997 | 2,969 million USD | -21.3% |
| 1998 | 12,957 million USD | +336.4% |
| 1999 | 26,850 million USD | +107.2% |
| 2000 | 41,126 million USD | +53.2% |
| 2001 | 14,834 million USD | -63.9% |
| 2002 | 33,861 million USD | +128.3% |
| 2003 | 25,401 million USD | -25.0% |
| 2004 | -10,695 million USD | -142.1% |
| 2005 | -30,951 million USD | +189.4% |
| 2006 | -5,189 million USD | -83.2% |
| 2007 | 20,950 million USD | -503.8% |
| 2008 | -13,101 million USD | -162.5% |
| 2009 | 22,639 million USD | -272.8% |
| 2010 | 40,702 million USD | +79.8% |
| 2011 | 21,046 million USD | -48.3% |
| 2012 | 46,300 million USD | +120.0% |
| 2013 | 45,867 million USD | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 45,759 million USD | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 217,866 million USD | +376.1% |
| 2016 | 39,289 million USD | -82.0% |
| 2017 | 50,932 million USD | +29.6% |
| 2018 | -10,959 million USD | -121.5% |
| 2019 | 139,089 million USD | -1369.2% |
| 2020 | 94,692 million USD | -31.9% |
| 2021 | -3,490 million USD | -103.7% |
| 2022 | -23,476 million USD | +572.6% |
| 2023 | -8,110 million USD | -65.5% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's -8,110 million USD is below the median for high income countries, which is 3,622 million USD. (61 countries reporting)
- Ireland's -8,110 million USD is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,947 million USD. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +1369.2% | -10,959 million USD | 139,089 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,738 million USD | 1,023 million USD | 26,850 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,887 million USD | -30,951 million USD | 41,126 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 63,589 million USD | -10,959 million USD | 217,866 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,904 million USD | -23,476 million USD | 94,692 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 182 Finland -1,435 million USD compare
- 183 Angola -2,536 million USD compare
- 184 Iraq -4,261 million USD compare
- 186 Luxembourg -51,885 million USD compare
- 187 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland -85,842 million USD compare
- 188 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) -134,896 million USD compare
More economy & growth data for Ireland
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.96 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0082 units per US$ 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$, 2015 prices in Ireland?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Ireland was -8,110 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 217,866 million USD in 2015.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was -30,951 million USD in 2005.
- How does Ireland rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices?
- Ireland ranks 185th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.