Foreign direct investment inflows in Ireland
Net foreign direct investment inflows to Ireland were 10.4% of GDP in 2025.
Ireland, 2025
10.4%
Change from 2024
+19.2percentage points
European Union, 2025
1.2%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
2.0%
Position in 2025
17th of 184
Foreign direct investment inflows in Ireland over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ireland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10.4% | 1.2% |
| 2024 | -8.8% | 1.0% |
| 2023 | -24.7% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | -6.5% | 1.4% |
| 2021 | 14.7% | 3.9% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | 1.2% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | 3.7% |
| 2018 | 20.4% | 0.5% |
| 2017 | 20.4% | 4.0% |
| 2016 | 26.1% | 5.2% |
| 2015 | 74.8% | 6.2% |
| 2014 | 39.4% | 3.0% |
| 2013 | 29.9% | 4.0% |
| 2012 | 25.6% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 9.8% | 5.7% |
| 2010 | 17.0% | 3.3% |
| 2009 | 22.8% | 3.9% |
| 2008 | 8.5% | 5.0% |
| 2007 | 22.2% | 10.0% |
| 2006 | 9.5% | 7.2% |
| 2005 | 22.2% | 6.1% |
| 2004 | -5.5% | 2.7% |
| 2003 | 13.8% | 3.0% |
| 2002 | 22.8% | 3.7% |
| 2001 | 8.8% | 5.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +19.2 percentage points from -8.8% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 74.8%, the figure has changed by −64.4 percentage points.
- Among the 184 countries with data for 2025, Ireland has the 17th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 1.2%.