Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Ireland
Ireland: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre was -0.133 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Ireland, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Ireland stood at -0.133 million USD per square kilometre.
The figure is up 63.4% on the previous year and down 118.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Ireland peaked at 3.16 million USD per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, -0.46 million USD per square kilometre, in 2005.
Ireland ranks 171st of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Ireland, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.009 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0198 million USD per square kilometre | +118.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0212 million USD per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0156 million USD per square kilometre | -26.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0124 million USD per square kilometre | -20.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0209 million USD per square kilometre | +68.4% |
| 1996 | 0.038 million USD per square kilometre | +81.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0294 million USD per square kilometre | -22.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1286 million USD per square kilometre | +336.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2643 million USD per square kilometre | +105.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3742 million USD per square kilometre | +41.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1401 million USD per square kilometre | -62.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3538 million USD per square kilometre | +152.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3307 million USD per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2004 | -0.154 million USD per square kilometre | -146.6% |
| 2005 | -0.46 million USD per square kilometre | +198.7% |
| 2006 | -0.0805 million USD per square kilometre | -82.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3586 million USD per square kilometre | -545.8% |
| 2008 | -0.2388 million USD per square kilometre | -166.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3733 million USD per square kilometre | -256.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6213 million USD per square kilometre | +66.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3418 million USD per square kilometre | -45.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7096 million USD per square kilometre | +107.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7347 million USD per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7337 million USD per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 3.16 million USD per square kilometre | +331.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5721 million USD per square kilometre | -81.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7669 million USD per square kilometre | +34.0% |
| 2018 | -0.1744 million USD per square kilometre | -122.7% |
| 2019 | 2.17 million USD per square kilometre | -1343.5% |
| 2020 | 1.49 million USD per square kilometre | -31.4% |
| 2021 | -0.0571 million USD per square kilometre | -103.8% |
| 2022 | -0.3638 million USD per square kilometre | +537.4% |
| 2023 | -0.133 million USD per square kilometre | -63.4% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's -0.133 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0659 million USD per square kilometre. (61 countries reporting)
- Ireland's -0.133 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.036 million USD per square kilometre. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +1343.5% | -0.1744 million USD per square kilometre | 2.17 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0559 million USD per square kilometre | 0.009 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2643 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0997 million USD per square kilometre | -0.46 million USD per square kilometre | 0.3742 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9637 million USD per square kilometre | -0.1744 million USD per square kilometre | 3.16 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2336 million USD per square kilometre | -0.3638 million USD per square kilometre | 1.49 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 168 Finland -0.0055 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 169 Iraq -0.0121 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 170 Qatar -0.0413 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 172 Trinidad and Tobago -0.2154 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 173 Aruba -0.9886 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 174 Luxembourg -24.4 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Ireland
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.96 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0082 units per US$ 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$, per square kilometre in Ireland?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Ireland was -0.133 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.16 million USD per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.46 million USD per square kilometre in 2005.
- How does Ireland rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre?
- Ireland ranks 171st out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 118.1%. 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$, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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$ ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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$ 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.