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Ireland vs Spain: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , Ireland's Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) was 0.79, compared to Spain's 2.48. That makes Ireland's value 68.1% lower than Spain's.

Ireland

Rank #141 of 186 globally

Ireland trend
Latest (2024)
0.79
Year-over-year
+103.2%
10-year change
-98.0%
Peak
74.82 (2015)
Trough
-24.67 (2023)

Spain

Rank #97 of 186 globally

Spain trend
Latest (2024)
2.48
Year-over-year
-14.5%
10-year change
+7.0%
Peak
4.76 (2007)
Trough
0.51 (2009)

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Source: World Bank Open Data (BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS), CC BY 4.0.