Ireland - FDI Inflows 2017
20.42%
−5.71% from 2016
Ireland's fdi inflows was 20.42% in 2017, decreased +5.71% from 26.13% in 2016. This was the 10th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2017▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Liechtenstein | 602.37% | -38.1% |
| 2nd | Malta | 299.82% | 1,198.8% |
| 3rd | Cyprus | 184.05% | 1,062.9% |
| 4th | Cayman Islands | 48.52% | -11.3% |
| 5th | Congo, Republic of | 37.32% | 7,961.6% |
| 6th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 36.84% | -11.3% |
| 7th | Singapore | 29.67% | 45.6% |
| 8th | Netherlands | 23.71% | -31.8% |
| 9th | Switzerland | 21.11% | -15.0% |
| 10th | Ireland | 20.42% | -21.8% |
| 11th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 19.60% | 126.3% |
| 12th | Mozambique | 17.48% | -32.5% |
| 13th | Palau | 16.34% | -22.9% |
| 14th | Grenada | 13.62% | 32.1% |
| 15th | Mongolia | 13.02% | 135.0% |
| 16th | Seychelles | 11.78% | 170.3% |
| 17th | Georgia | 11.72% | 9.0% |
| 18th | Montenegro | 11.67% | 124.3% |
| 19th | São Tomé and Principe | 10.62% | 33.1% |
| 20th | Lao PDR | 9.88% | 68.1% |
| 21st | Antigua and Barbuda | 9.86% | 50.7% |
| 22nd | Maldives | 9.51% | -8.2% |
| 23rd | Cambodia | 9.50% | 1.9% |
| 24th | Gabon | 8.80% | -0.8% |
| 25th | Mauritania | 8.65% | 104.1% |
| 26th | Albania | 7.71% | -11.4% |
| 27th | Nicaragua | 7.51% | 0.9% |
| 28th | Liberia | 7.31% | -20.3% |
| 29th | Myanmar | 7.27% | 40.4% |
| 30th | Fiji | 7.24% | -8.9% |
| 31st | Sierra Leone | 7.20% | 216.1% |
| 32nd | Azerbaijan | 7.02% | -41.0% |
| 33rd | Finland | 6.66% | 204.2% |
| 34th | Panama | 6.35% | -27.7% |
| 35th | Estonia | 6.32% | 67.6% |
| 36th | Serbia | 6.30% | 12.9% |
| 37th | Djibouti | 5.97% | -2.8% |
| 38th | Curaçao | 5.69% | 29.4% |
| 39th | Jamaica | 5.63% | -9.6% |
| 40th | Cabo Verde | 5.59% | -18.1% |
| 41st | Guinea | 5.59% | -70.3% |
| 42nd | Turkmenistan | 5.50% | -11.3% |
| 43rd | Ghana | 5.39% | -13.2% |
| 44th | Malawi | 5.37% | 12.1% |
| 45th | New Caledonia | 5.30% | -42.9% |
| 46th | Aruba | 5.25% | 468.9% |
| 47th | Czechia | 5.07% | -7.4% |
| 48th | Portugal | 5.02% | 40.9% |
| 49th | Viet Nam | 5.01% | 2.3% |
| 50th | Jordan | 4.88% | 25.3% |
| 51st | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 4.84% | -3.0% |
| 52nd | Costa Rica | 4.83% | 8.5% |
| 53rd | Lebanon | 4.76% | -5.3% |
| 54th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 4.75% | 63.1% |
| 55th | Israel | 4.71% | 26.6% |
| 56th | United Kingdom | 4.64% | -61.3% |
| 57th | Dominican Republic | 4.55% | 36.6% |
| 58th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 4.54% | -62.3% |
| 59th | Sweden | 4.54% | 50.6% |
| 60th | St. Lucia | 4.50% | -48.0% |
| 61st | Guyana | 4.47% | 245.5% |
| 62nd | Slovak Republic | 4.40% | -16.6% |
| 63rd | Colombia | 4.39% | -10.4% |
| 64th | Vanuatu | 4.34% | -20.9% |
| 65th | Zambia | 4.28% | 35.4% |
| 66th | Gambia, The | 4.28% | -9.1% |
| 67th | Uruguay | 4.13% | 560.7% |
| 68th | Honduras | 4.11% | -22.3% |
| 69th | Latvia | 4.05% | 227.3% |
| 70th | Dominica | 4.03% | -41.6% |
| 71st | Kosovo | 3.99% | 9.5% |
| 72nd | European Union | 3.98% | -23.7% |
| 73rd | Brunei Darussalam | 3.86% | 392.2% |
| 74th | Bahrain | 3.83% | 433.7% |
| 75th | Australia | 3.62% | 2.1% |
| 76th | Oman | 3.56% | 18.0% |
| 77th | Madagascar | 3.53% | -22.7% |
| 78th | Peru | 3.51% | -0.9% |
| 79th | Mauritius | 3.45% | 16.3% |
| 80th | Bulgaria | 3.39% | 22.9% |
| 81st | Macao SAR, China | 3.38% | -18.2% |
| 82nd | Austria | 3.38% | 146.7% |
| 83rd | North Macedonia | 3.37% | -34.6% |
| 84th | Brazil | 3.34% | -19.3% |
| 85th | Ukraine | 3.28% | -25.8% |
| 86th | Croatia | 3.24% | 8.4% |
| 87th | Equatorial Guinea | 3.15% | -79.8% |
| 88th | Philippines | 3.12% | 20.2% |
| 89th | Mali | 3.06% | 43.9% |
| 90th | Niger | 3.03% | 4.5% |
| 91st | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 2.98% | 22.3% |
| 92nd | Rwanda | 2.96% | -7.9% |
| 93rd | Malaysia | 2.94% | -34.3% |
| 94th | Solomon Islands | 2.92% | 7.8% |
| 95th | Lithuania | 2.90% | 5.7% |
| 96th | Germany | 2.89% | 75.8% |
| 97th | Kazakhstan | 2.85% | -77.3% |
| 98th | Romania | 2.83% | -16.0% |
| 99th | Senegal | 2.80% | 12.9% |
| 100th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 2.79% | 15.6% |
| 101st | Mexico | 2.78% | -20.4% |
| 102nd | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.78% | 51.9% |
| 103rd | Marshall Islands | 2.73% | 280.3% |
| 104th | Chad | 2.72% | 44.9% |
| 105th | Suriname | 2.67% | -61.7% |
| 106th | Uganda | 2.61% | 21.9% |
| 107th | Sudan | 2.58% | 3.4% |
| 108th | Uzbekistan | 2.58% | 33.6% |
| 109th | United Arab Emirates | 2.57% | 2.0% |
| 110th | Spain | 2.54% | -29.8% |
| 111th | Slovenia | 2.48% | -23.9% |
| 112th | Haiti | 2.48% | 233.1% |
| 113th | Tajikistan | 2.47% | -28.6% |
| 114th | Bahamas, The | 2.45% | -25.5% |
| 115th | Poland | 2.38% | -37.7% |
| 116th | Belarus | 2.33% | -10.7% |
| 117th | Burundi | 2.31% | 109,510.9% |
| 118th | Morocco | 2.26% | 17.1% |
| 119th | Cameroon | 2.26% | 14.9% |
| 120th | Armenia | 2.19% | -30.7% |
| 121st | Namibia | 2.18% | -35.0% |
| 122nd | Indonesia | 2.02% | 314.4% |
| 123rd | El Salvador | 2.02% | 1.8% |
| 124th | United States | 1.96% | -22.9% |
| 125th | Paraguay | 1.95% | -14.2% |
| 126th | Tunisia | 1.92% | 37.0% |
| 127th | Chile | 1.90% | -58.4% |
| 128th | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.86% | 55.5% |
| 129th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.84% | 33.5% |
| 130th | Lesotho | 1.83% | -51.2% |
| 131st | Thailand | 1.82% | 115.3% |
| 132nd | Russian Federation | 1.81% | -28.8% |
| 133rd | Argentina | 1.79% | 206.0% |
| 134th | Tanzania | 1.76% | 1.4% |
| 135th | Greece | 1.72% | 22.8% |
| 136th | France | 1.69% | 17.1% |
| 137th | Kenya | 1.64% | 161.4% |
| 138th | Botswana | 1.62% | 71.2% |
| 139th | Barbados | 1.61% | -83.6% |
| 140th | Benin | 1.58% | 41.9% |
| 141st | Moldova | 1.57% | 43.4% |
| 142nd | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.55% | 57.0% |
| 143rd | French Polynesia | 1.54% | 37.9% |
| 144th | Canada | 1.54% | -31.3% |
| 145th | India | 1.51% | -22.2% |
| 146th | Norway | 1.47% | 129.2% |
| 147th | Sri Lanka | 1.45% | 42.7% |
| 148th | Belize | 1.40% | -3.9% |
| 149th | Guatemala | 1.39% | 8.8% |
| 150th | Togo | 1.39% | 281.8% |
| 151st | China | 1.32% | -13.2% |
| 152nd | Türkiye | 1.30% | -18.5% |
| 153rd | New Zealand | 1.16% | 8.9% |
| 154th | West Bank and Gaza | 1.14% | -40.7% |
| 155th | Denmark | 1.09% | -56.5% |
| 156th | Guinea-Bissau | 1.07% | -44.6% |
| 157th | Korea | 1.05% | 36.6% |
| 158th | Samoa | 1.04% | 248.7% |
| 159th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.98% | 39.6% |
| 160th | Pakistan | 0.74% | -10.4% |
| 161st | Nepal | 0.68% | 56.7% |
| 162nd | Tuvalu | 0.66% | -8.1% |
| 163rd | Algeria | 0.65% | -28.5% |
| 164th | Nigeria | 0.64% | -24.7% |
| 165th | Bangladesh | 0.62% | -29.9% |
| 166th | Qatar | 0.61% | 20.0% |
| 167th | Ecuador | 0.61% | -22.9% |
| 168th | Zimbabwe | 0.60% | -63.9% |
| 169th | South Africa | 0.54% | -21.2% |
| 170th | Italy | 0.44% | -67.4% |
| 171st | Timor-Leste | 0.42% | 26.9% |
| 172nd | Japan | 0.38% | -53.4% |
| 173rd | Comoros | 0.36% | 3.2% |
| 174th | Kiribati | 0.35% | -59.8% |
| 175th | Central African Republic | 0.33% | -16.4% |
| 176th | Afghanistan | 0.27% | -46.8% |
| 177th | Saudi Arabia | 0.14% | -95.7% |
| 178th | Kuwait | 0.09% | -64.9% |
| 179th | Burkina Faso | 0.02% | -99.4% |
| 180th | Bhutan | -0.64% | -226.7% |
| 181st | Papua New Guinea | -0.79% | -318.3% |
| 182nd | Yemen, Republic of | -1.01% | 43.9% |
| 183rd | Eswatini | -1.29% | -279.1% |
| 184th | Kyrgyz Republic | -1.39% | -115.3% |
| 185th | Trinidad and Tobago | -1.98% | -1,878.1% |
| 186th | Iraq | -2.69% | 28.4% |
| 187th | Tonga | -3.41% | -186.2% |
| 188th | Bermuda | -4.03% | -280.2% |
| 189th | Belgium | -7.44% | -161.4% |
| 190th | Hungary | -8.63% | -116.0% |
| 191st | Angola | -8.77% | -2,824.2% |
| 192nd | Iceland | -27.93% | -452.3% |
| 193rd | Luxembourg | -41.65% | -247.4% |
FAQ
What was Ireland's fdi inflows in 2017?▾
Ireland's fdi inflows in 2017 was 20.42%. This ranked 10th globally.
How did Ireland's fdi inflows change in 2017?▾
Ireland's fdi inflows decreased by 21.8% in 2017 compared to 2016.
Which country had the highest fdi inflows in 2017?▾
Liechtenstein had the highest fdi inflows in 2017 at 602.37%.
What is the fdi inflows of Ireland in 2017?▾
The fdi inflows of Ireland in 2017 was 20.42%. This ranked 10th globally.
How does 2017 compare to 2016 for Ireland's fdi inflows?▾
Ireland's fdi inflows went from 26.13% in 2016 to 20.42% in 2017, a 21.8% decrease.
HistorySaid - pattern alert
Ireland matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2017. Historically: 768 occurrences, 546 successful (71%). Outcome 24 months later: 5.0%. View full analysis →
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