Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled (gaps filled) in Ireland
Ireland: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled was -5,835 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Ireland, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Ireland stood at -5,835 million USD.
The figure is down 166.3% on the previous year and down 122.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Ireland peaked at 168,481 million USD in 2015 and was at its lowest, -10,530 million USD, in 2020.
Ireland ranks 181st of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Ireland, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 598.42 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 320.63 million USD | -46.4% |
| 1992 | 327.46 million USD | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 368.18 million USD | +12.4% |
| 1994 | 709.5 million USD | +92.7% |
| 1995 | 1,207 million USD | +70.2% |
| 1996 | 1,049 million USD | -13.1% |
| 1997 | 1,112 million USD | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 5,709 million USD | +413.5% |
| 1999 | 9,007 million USD | +57.8% |
| 2000 | 7,384 million USD | -18.0% |
| 2001 | 6,249 million USD | -15.4% |
| 2002 | 4,285 million USD | -31.4% |
| 2003 | 6,188 million USD | +44.4% |
| 2004 | 18,218 million USD | +194.4% |
| 2005 | 13,979 million USD | -23.3% |
| 2006 | 14,346 million USD | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 17,930 million USD | +25.0% |
| 2008 | 15,089 million USD | -15.8% |
| 2009 | 23,431 million USD | +55.3% |
| 2010 | 21,251 million USD | -9.3% |
| 2011 | -1,041 million USD | -104.9% |
| 2012 | 21,356 million USD | -2150.9% |
| 2013 | 26,444 million USD | +23.8% |
| 2014 | 37,562 million USD | +42.0% |
| 2015 | 168,481 million USD | +348.5% |
| 2016 | 29,989 million USD | -82.2% |
| 2017 | -1,973 million USD | -106.6% |
| 2018 | 4,700 million USD | -338.2% |
| 2019 | 29,862 million USD | +535.4% |
| 2020 | -10,530 million USD | -135.3% |
| 2021 | 49,843 million USD | -573.3% |
| 2022 | 8,799 million USD | -82.3% |
| 2023 | -5,835 million USD | -166.3% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's -5,835 million USD is below the median for high income countries, which is 947.76 million USD. (59 countries reporting)
- Ireland's -5,835 million USD is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 566.23 million USD. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +2150.9% | -1,041 million USD | 21,356 million USD |
| 2021 | +573.3% | -10,530 million USD | 49,843 million USD |
| 2019 | +535.4% | 4,700 million USD | 29,862 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,041 million USD | 320.63 million USD | 9,007 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,710 million USD | 4,285 million USD | 23,431 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,663 million USD | -1,973 million USD | 168,481 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,569 million USD | -10,530 million USD | 49,843 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 178 Viet Nam -836.63 million USD compare
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- 182 Luxembourg -19,561 million USD compare
- 183 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) -113,863 million USD compare
More economy & growth data for Ireland
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.96 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0082 units per US$ 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 outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Ireland?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Ireland was -5,835 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 168,481 million USD in 2015.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was -10,530 million USD in 2020.
- How does Ireland rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled?
- Ireland ranks 181st out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 122.1%. 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 outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.