# Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Ireland

Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Ireland was 10.39% of GDP in 2025. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `fdi_net_inflows_gdp`
- Place id: `ie`
- Unit: % of GDP
- Definition: Net foreign investment inflows to acquire a lasting management interest of at least 10% of voting stock, as a percentage of GDP. Includes equity, reinvested earnings and other capital recorded in the balance of payments.
- Note: Net inflows subtract disinvestment from new investment. Negative values indicate net disinvestment; zero is a valid net balance. Flows can exceed GDP, particularly in financial centers. The latest year varies by country.
- Source: World Bank, Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) (BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS)
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- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
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- Citation: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) (BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/fdi-net-inflows-gdp/ireland
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=fdi_net_inflows_gdp&place=ie

| Period | % of GDP |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 10.39 |
| 2024 | -8.79 |
| 2023 | -24.67 |
| 2022 | -6.49 |
| 2021 | 14.65 |
| 2020 | 8.09 |
| 2019 | 7.67 |
| 2018 | 20.36 |
| 2017 | 20.42 |
| 2016 | 26.13 |
| 2015 | 74.82 |
| 2014 | 39.36 |
| 2013 | 29.86 |
| 2012 | 25.6 |
| 2011 | 9.83 |
| 2010 | 17.02 |
| 2009 | 22.83 |
| 2008 | 8.45 |
| 2007 | 22.19 |
| 2006 | 9.51 |
| 2005 | 22.18 |
| 2004 | -5.46 |
| 2003 | 13.83 |
| 2002 | 22.8 |
| 2001 | 8.83 |
| 2000 | 25.73 |
| 1999 | 18.41 |
| 1998 | 9.83 |
| 1997 | 2.45 |
| 1996 | 3.45 |
| 1995 | 2.09 |
| 1994 | 1.5 |
| 1993 | 2.06 |
| 1992 | 2.61 |
| 1991 | 2.73 |
| 1990 | 1.26 |