Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Ireland
Ireland: Total FDI inflows — Value US$ was -9,165 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Ireland, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi inflows — value us$ in Ireland stood at -9,165 million USD.
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$ in Ireland peaked at 217,866 million USD in 2015 and was at its lowest, -31,689 million USD, in 2005.
Ireland ranks 188th of 191 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$ in Ireland, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 621.91 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 1,362 million USD | +118.9% |
| 1992 | 1,458 million USD | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 1,078 million USD | -26.1% |
| 1994 | 856.98 million USD | -20.5% |
| 1995 | 1,443 million USD | +68.4% |
| 1996 | 2,617 million USD | +81.4% |
| 1997 | 2,029 million USD | -22.5% |
| 1998 | 8,862 million USD | +336.8% |
| 1999 | 18,211 million USD | +105.5% |
| 2000 | 25,779 million USD | +41.6% |
| 2001 | 9,651 million USD | -62.6% |
| 2002 | 24,371 million USD | +152.5% |
| 2003 | 22,781 million USD | -6.5% |
| 2004 | -10,608 million USD | -146.6% |
| 2005 | -31,689 million USD | +198.7% |
| 2006 | -5,542 million USD | -82.5% |
| 2007 | 24,707 million USD | -545.8% |
| 2008 | -16,453 million USD | -166.6% |
| 2009 | 25,715 million USD | -256.3% |
| 2010 | 42,804 million USD | +66.5% |
| 2011 | 23,545 million USD | -45.0% |
| 2012 | 48,884 million USD | +107.6% |
| 2013 | 50,610 million USD | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 50,544 million USD | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 217,866 million USD | +331.0% |
| 2016 | 39,415 million USD | -81.9% |
| 2017 | 52,835 million USD | +34.0% |
| 2018 | -12,017 million USD | -122.7% |
| 2019 | 149,433 million USD | -1343.5% |
| 2020 | 102,518 million USD | -31.4% |
| 2021 | -3,931 million USD | -103.8% |
| 2022 | -25,060 million USD | +537.4% |
| 2023 | -9,165 million USD | -63.4% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's -9,165 million USD is below the median for high income countries, which is 4,565 million USD. (61 countries reporting)
- Ireland's -9,165 million USD is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,447 million USD. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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% | -12,017 million USD | 149,433 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,854 million USD | 621.91 million USD | 18,211 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,871 million USD | -31,689 million USD | 25,779 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 66,392 million USD | -12,017 million USD | 217,866 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,090 million USD | -25,060 million USD | 102,518 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 185 Finland -1,676 million USD compare
- 186 Angola -2,086 million USD compare
- 187 Iraq -5,273 million USD compare
- 189 Luxembourg -62,808 million USD compare
- 190 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland -89,247 million USD compare
- 191 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) -168,450 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 67.14 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 12,444 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 4.82 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 103.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 893.09 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 7.57 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$ in Ireland?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$ in Ireland was -9,165 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 217,866 million USD in 2015.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was -31,689 million USD in 2005.
- How does Ireland rank for total fdi inflows — value us$?
- Ireland ranks 188th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$ 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$. 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.