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Foreign direct investment to GDP in Ireland

Latest: 10.4%
Previous: -8.8%
Change: +19.19 (+218.2%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Foreign direct investment to GDP over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank Recession

Observations for Foreign direct investment to GDP in Ireland
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	0.7%
Dec 31, 1971	0.5%
Dec 31, 1972	0.5%
Dec 31, 1973	0.7%
Dec 31, 1974	0.6%
Dec 31, 1975	1.7%
Dec 31, 1976	1.8%
Dec 31, 1977	1.2%
Dec 31, 1978	2.6%
Dec 31, 1979	1.8%
Dec 31, 1980	1.3%
Dec 31, 1981	1.0%
Dec 31, 1982	1.1%
Dec 31, 1983	0.8%
Dec 31, 1984	0.6%
Dec 31, 1985	0.8%
Dec 31, 1986	0.9%
Dec 31, 1987	1.0%
Dec 31, 1988	0.7%
Dec 31, 1989	0.5%
Dec 31, 1990	1.3%
Dec 31, 1991	2.7%
Dec 31, 1992	2.6%
Dec 31, 1993	2.1%
Dec 31, 1994	1.5%
Dec 31, 1995	2.1%
Dec 31, 1996	3.5%
Dec 31, 1997	2.4%
Dec 31, 1998	9.8%
Dec 31, 1999	18.4%
Dec 31, 2000	25.7%
Dec 31, 2001	8.8%
Dec 31, 2002	22.8%
Dec 31, 2003	13.8%
Dec 31, 2004	-5.5%
Dec 31, 2005	22.2%
Dec 31, 2006	9.5%
Dec 31, 2007	22.2%
Dec 31, 2008	8.5%
Dec 31, 2009	22.8%
Dec 31, 2010	17.0%
Dec 31, 2011	9.8%
Dec 31, 2012	25.6%
Dec 31, 2013	29.9%
Dec 31, 2014	39.4%
Dec 31, 2015	74.8%
Dec 31, 2016	26.1%
Dec 31, 2017	20.4%
Dec 31, 2018	20.4%
Dec 31, 2019	7.7%
Dec 31, 2020	8.1%
Dec 31, 2021	14.7%
Dec 31, 2022	-6.5%
Dec 31, 2023	-24.7%
Dec 31, 2024	-8.8%
Dec 31, 2025	10.4%

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