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Ireland: Foreign direct investment, net

11.44Bcurrent USD · 2025+125.2% since 2015

Foreign direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the voting power is evidence of a direct investment relationship. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars. Annual figures for Ireland from 2005 to 2025.

20052025

Every year

YearValue (current USD)Note
202511,437,738,961.499
202464,174,340,504.396
202312,927,237,959.819
202227,133,483,179.278
202148,056,570,780.058
2020-116,604,261,215.249
2019-129,965,001,360.922
201812,295,318,973.397
2017-70,791,084,502.757
201616,477,511,216.616
2015-45,344,654,145.298
2014-13,207,694,916.54
2013-24,074,383,215.878
2012-26,152,981,888.663
2011-25,222,409,925.446
2010-20,925,416,484.704
2009540,847,188.771
200834,912,564,500.893
2007-4,010,888,042.204
200620,832,366,494.616
200544,839,954,701.821

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Foreign direct investment, net. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-foreign-direct-investment-net (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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