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Ireland - FDI 75.00B

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 205 economies tracked

Latest value

75.00B (2025)

Global rank

##7 of 205 economies

Share of global total

4.2%

Growth since 1970

2343.74×

Ranking Race — FDI

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#34#67#100#133#166#1991970198019902000201020202025#43#72020 overtook Japan2025 overtook Australia
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Real annual global ranks, 1970 - 2025. Ireland climbed from #43 to #7 (overtook Japan). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Ireland ↓

Key Events — Ireland

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1975
Climbed 16 places in global rank auto
1998
Climbed 26 places in global rank auto
2004
Fell 185 places in global rank auto
2005
Climbed 185 places in global rank auto
2020
Overtook Japan in global rank auto
2022
Fell 190 places in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Australia in global rank auto
2025
Climbed 192 places in global rank auto

FDI, 1970-2025

World Bank WDI · · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19701985200020152025-139.97B-17.97B104.02B226.02B
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