Ireland - FDI Inflows 2015
74.82%
+35.45% from 2014
Ireland's fdi inflows was 74.82% in 2015, increased +35.45% from 39.36% in 2014. This was the 5th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2015▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cayman Islands | 1,709.83% | 69.5% |
| 2nd | Liechtenstein | 1,282.61% | 814.2% |
| 3rd | Cyprus | 137.22% | -41.1% |
| 4th | Luxembourg | 75.63% | 159.4% |
| 5th | Ireland | 74.82% | 90.1% |
| 6th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 58.52% | 31.4% |
| 7th | Netherlands | 48.47% | 203.2% |
| 8th | Congo, Republic of | 34.42% | 113.3% |
| 9th | Malta | 32.10% | 2,348.3% |
| 10th | Mozambique | 23.87% | -14.2% |
| 11th | Singapore | 22.65% | 3.8% |
| 12th | Montenegro | 17.45% | 60.8% |
| 13th | Switzerland | 17.39% | 501.6% |
| 14th | Kyrgyz Republic | 17.13% | 273.0% |
| 15th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 15.75% | -2.4% |
| 16th | Grenada | 15.47% | 68.4% |
| 17th | New Caledonia | 13.78% | -16.6% |
| 18th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 13.40% | -18.6% |
| 19th | Barbados | 12.08% | -9.9% |
| 20th | Palau | 12.05% | -25.8% |
| 21st | Georgia | 11.40% | 11.5% |
| 22nd | São Tomé and Principe | 10.74% | 18.8% |
| 23rd | Angola | 9.78% | 310.3% |
| 24th | Panama | 9.18% | -5.3% |
| 25th | Equatorial Guinea | 9.01% | 1,067.9% |
| 26th | Albania | 8.63% | -0.2% |
| 27th | Turkmenistan | 8.50% | -3.4% |
| 28th | St. Lucia | 8.42% | 119.0% |
| 29th | Mauritania | 8.14% | 6.7% |
| 30th | Antigua and Barbuda | 7.93% | 136.4% |
| 31st | Azerbaijan | 7.63% | 29.5% |
| 32nd | Nicaragua | 7.58% | -16.4% |
| 33rd | Cambodia | 7.54% | -10.3% |
| 34th | Finland | 7.54% | 17.5% |
| 35th | Lao PDR | 7.47% | 14.3% |
| 36th | Zambia | 7.45% | 34.1% |
| 37th | Namibia | 7.40% | 106.5% |
| 38th | Seychelles | 7.39% | -5.3% |
| 39th | Chile | 7.33% | -25.5% |
| 40th | Maldives | 7.22% | -20.0% |
| 41st | Liberia | 7.21% | -53.7% |
| 42nd | Myanmar | 6.85% | 106.4% |
| 43rd | Iceland | 6.47% | 52.4% |
| 44th | Ghana | 6.46% | 5.0% |
| 45th | Honduras | 6.28% | -27.3% |
| 46th | European Union | 6.22% | 109.4% |
| 47th | Jamaica | 6.18% | 47.6% |
| 48th | Djibouti | 5.93% | -13.9% |
| 49th | Serbia | 5.67% | 39.4% |
| 50th | Cabo Verde | 5.49% | -37.9% |
| 51st | Tajikistan | 5.49% | 53.2% |
| 52nd | Niger | 5.47% | -27.8% |
| 53rd | Kosovo | 5.45% | 93.0% |
| 54th | Costa Rica | 5.24% | -16.0% |
| 55th | Gambia, The | 5.22% | 179.0% |
| 56th | Viet Nam | 4.93% | 25.1% |
| 57th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 4.93% | 8.1% |
| 58th | Lesotho | 4.80% | 24.0% |
| 59th | Curaçao | 4.79% | 111.4% |
| 60th | Uruguay | 4.63% | -30.2% |
| 61st | Togo | 4.48% | 430.2% |
| 62nd | Fiji | 4.39% | -43.6% |
| 63rd | Bulgaria | 4.38% | 128.4% |
| 64th | Lebanon | 4.32% | -27.3% |
| 65th | Jordan | 4.15% | -29.9% |
| 66th | Vanuatu | 4.08% | 138.2% |
| 67th | Slovenia | 4.05% | 96.8% |
| 68th | Colombia | 3.96% | -6.6% |
| 69th | Peru | 3.87% | 82.1% |
| 70th | Canada | 3.85% | 8.4% |
| 71st | Chad | 3.84% | 203.2% |
| 72nd | Israel | 3.74% | 94.5% |
| 73rd | Sierra Leone | 3.72% | -23.8% |
| 74th | Brazil | 3.59% | 0.6% |
| 75th | Suriname | 3.58% | 414.7% |
| 76th | Kazakhstan | 3.57% | 8.1% |
| 77th | Australia | 3.46% | -19.4% |
| 78th | Tonga | 3.37% | 12.4% |
| 79th | Sudan | 3.34% | 32.2% |
| 80th | Poland | 3.30% | -14.4% |
| 81st | Malaysia | 3.27% | 4.1% |
| 82nd | Samoa | 3.26% | 13.7% |
| 83rd | Guyana | 3.22% | -44.1% |
| 84th | Tanzania | 3.18% | 12.1% |
| 85th | Dominican Republic | 3.14% | -11.8% |
| 86th | Latvia | 3.09% | -10.6% |
| 87th | Mexico | 2.99% | 43.4% |
| 88th | North Macedonia | 2.95% | 450.0% |
| 89th | Morocco | 2.95% | -0.4% |
| 90th | Belarus | 2.93% | 23.9% |
| 91st | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 2.90% | -25.8% |
| 92nd | Madagascar | 2.90% | -2.7% |
| 93rd | Moldova | 2.90% | -21.3% |
| 94th | United States | 2.81% | 95.8% |
| 95th | Botswana | 2.80% | -16.0% |
| 96th | Timor-Leste | 2.70% | 15.4% |
| 97th | Belize | 2.70% | -59.1% |
| 98th | Lithuania | 2.50% | 237.5% |
| 99th | Solomon Islands | 2.46% | 56.5% |
| 100th | Romania | 2.43% | 25.3% |
| 101st | Malawi | 2.35% | -54.6% |
| 102nd | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.34% | -20.5% |
| 103rd | Senegal | 2.30% | 13.1% |
| 104th | Indonesia | 2.30% | -18.5% |
| 105th | Uganda | 2.28% | -29.8% |
| 106th | United Arab Emirates | 2.24% | -14.1% |
| 107th | Türkiye | 2.23% | 57.3% |
| 108th | Thailand | 2.22% | 82.1% |
| 109th | Paraguay | 2.22% | -11.5% |
| 110th | Cameroon | 2.16% | 8.1% |
| 111th | China | 2.15% | -14.4% |
| 112th | Tunisia | 2.12% | 4.0% |
| 113th | El Salvador | 2.11% | -5.8% |
| 114th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 2.10% | 39.3% |
| 115th | India | 2.09% | 23.4% |
| 116th | Zimbabwe | 2.00% | -17.5% |
| 117th | Argentina | 1.98% | 105.4% |
| 118th | Spain | 1.97% | -14.9% |
| 119th | Burkina Faso | 1.96% | -23.5% |
| 120th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1.96% | -44.1% |
| 121st | Sweden | 1.95% | 286.5% |
| 122nd | Guatemala | 1.94% | -20.5% |
| 123rd | Rwanda | 1.90% | -50.2% |
| 124th | Norway | 1.87% | 190.0% |
| 125th | Philippines | 1.84% | -4.6% |
| 126th | Germany | 1.82% | 316.3% |
| 127th | Mauritius | 1.78% | -48.3% |
| 128th | Mali | 1.77% | 109.4% |
| 129th | France | 1.77% | 897.9% |
| 130th | Armenia | 1.74% | -50.2% |
| 131st | Slovak Republic | 1.70% | 577.8% |
| 132nd | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.68% | -15.5% |
| 133rd | Guinea-Bissau | 1.61% | -36.6% |
| 134th | United Kingdom | 1.54% | -19.4% |
| 135th | Bangladesh | 1.45% | -1.2% |
| 136th | Ecuador | 1.36% | 81.0% |
| 137th | Brunei Darussalam | 1.32% | -60.5% |
| 138th | Benin | 1.32% | -56.9% |
| 139th | Dominica | 1.23% | -43.1% |
| 140th | Uzbekistan | 1.21% | 20.8% |
| 141st | Macao SAR, China | 1.08% | -75.5% |
| 142nd | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.08% | 20.0% |
| 143rd | Croatia | 0.96% | -82.1% |
| 144th | Czechia | 0.90% | -76.6% |
| 145th | Afghanistan | 0.88% | 321.6% |
| 146th | Kenya | 0.88% | -26.5% |
| 147th | Tuvalu | 0.81% | 5.3% |
| 148th | Mongolia | 0.81% | -70.6% |
| 149th | Eswatini | 0.81% | 33.9% |
| 150th | Sri Lanka | 0.80% | -26.2% |
| 151st | West Bank and Gaza | 0.75% | -34.2% |
| 152nd | Italy | 0.72% | -8.0% |
| 153rd | Haiti | 0.71% | 8.9% |
| 154th | Qatar | 0.66% | 31.2% |
| 155th | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.66% | -70.6% |
| 156th | Greece | 0.65% | -43.4% |
| 157th | Bahamas, The | 0.64% | -71.5% |
| 158th | Portugal | 0.64% | -88.3% |
| 159th | Nigeria | 0.62% | -24.0% |
| 160th | Denmark | 0.61% | -67.2% |
| 161st | Guinea | 0.61% | 172.1% |
| 162nd | Saudi Arabia | 0.57% | 198.7% |
| 163rd | Pakistan | 0.56% | -19.8% |
| 164th | Comoros | 0.51% | 25.4% |
| 165th | Russian Federation | 0.50% | -53.0% |
| 166th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.50% | 10.0% |
| 167th | French Polynesia | 0.49% | -51.5% |
| 168th | South Africa | 0.44% | -71.1% |
| 169th | Bhutan | 0.29% | -73.8% |
| 170th | Gabon | 0.29% | -95.8% |
| 171st | Korea | 0.27% | -55.3% |
| 172nd | Burundi | 0.26% | -92.2% |
| 173rd | Kuwait | 0.25% | -16.8% |
| 174th | Nepal | 0.21% | 59.3% |
| 175th | Bahrain | 0.20% | -95.4% |
| 176th | Central African Republic | 0.18% | -3.5% |
| 177th | Papua New Guinea | 0.14% | 9.0% |
| 178th | Japan | 0.12% | -70.7% |
| 179th | South Sudan | 0.00% | -83.1% |
| 180th | Yemen, Republic of | -0.04% | 93.3% |
| 181st | New Zealand | -0.04% | -102.6% |
| 182nd | Ukraine | -0.22% | -134.3% |
| 183rd | Algeria | -0.29% | -145.6% |
| 184th | Kiribati | -0.43% | -132.6% |
| 185th | Aruba | -0.91% | -112.2% |
| 186th | Austria | -1.80% | -563.1% |
| 187th | Bermuda | -2.15% | -3,926.4% |
| 188th | Oman | -2.76% | -298.9% |
| 189th | Marshall Islands | -2.94% | -160.4% |
| 190th | Estonia | -3.07% | -146.6% |
| 191st | Belgium | -4.23% | -49.8% |
| 192nd | Hungary | -4.37% | -147.9% |
| 193rd | Iraq | -4.54% | -1.9% |
| 194th | Turks and Caicos Islands | -6.48% | 10.8% |
FAQ
What was Ireland's fdi inflows in 2015?▾
Ireland's fdi inflows in 2015 was 74.82%. This ranked 5th globally.
How did Ireland's fdi inflows change in 2015?▾
Ireland's fdi inflows increased by 90.1% in 2015 compared to 2014.
Which country had the highest fdi inflows in 2015?▾
Cayman Islands had the highest fdi inflows in 2015 at 1,709.83%.
What is the fdi inflows of Ireland in 2015?▾
The fdi inflows of Ireland in 2015 was 74.82%. This ranked 5th globally.
How does 2015 compare to 2014 for Ireland's fdi inflows?▾
Ireland's fdi inflows went from 39.36% in 2014 to 74.82% in 2015, a 90.1% increase.
HistorySaid - pattern alert
Ireland matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2015. Historically: 768 occurrences, 546 successful (71%). View full analysis →
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