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Foreign Direct Investment

2015

    € million
 2012201320142015
Foreign Direct Investment  
Flows - Abroad 17,56222,11831,231149,937
Flows - In Ireland 36,52035,11428,200169,809
Positions - Abroad - end year 312,304387,987510,178815,202
Positions - In Ireland - end year 290,466296,412342,700795,644
Positions - Net - end year21,83891,575167,47819,558
Net Income Flows-26,791-23,822-23,717-43,934
    
  

The stock of Ireland’s net FDI abroad decreases to €20bn at end 2015

Figure 1 Total FDI Stock
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Irish stocks of direct investment abroad increased to €815bn at the end of 2015 from a stock position of €510bn at the end of 2014.This increase continues to be driven by the Redomiciled PLCs in Ireland - see background note. The end 2015 stock of direct investment abroad comprised of Equity Capital & Reinvested Earnings of €729bn and Other Capital of €86bn. The rise between the end of 2014 and the end of 2015 was largely due to increased investment in enterprises located in Luxembourg (€240bn) and the US (€48bn). Further investment in Europe went to enterprises located in UK (€11bn), the Netherlands (€6bn) and offshore centres (€5bn) while Investment in Central American offshore centres decreased (€38bn) - see Table 3

 

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The stock of foreign direct investment into Ireland also increased between the end of 2014 and the end of 2015 - from €343bn to €796bn.  The main contributors were increased investment from the US (€349bn), from Luxembourg (€69bn), the Netherlands (€11bn) and from all offshore centres (€38bn) - see Table 4.

 

 

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The net FDI asset position for Ireland at the end of 2015 was a surplus of €20bn, down €148bn from the net position at the end of 2014.

 

Direct Investment Positions by Immediate and Ultimate Investor

In line with International recommendations the geographic allocation of direct investment flows and stocks in Tables 1 to 9 is based on the country of location of the immediate owner of the direct investment enterprise.

An alternative presentation of the stock of direct investment in Ireland by ultimate investor displays a different geographic pattern. Figure 2 measures the value of investment stock in Ireland by location of the immediate owner (of the direct investment enterprise). Figure 3 measures the value of investment stock in Ireland by location of the ultimate investor. In 2015, the stock of investment from the US as ultimate investor at €581bn was €215bn greater than the stock of US investment presented by immediate owner (€367bn). Investment stock from Ireland as ultimate investor at €105bn primarily represents former US-based corporate inversion enterprises which are now located in Ireland - see Figure 3.

X-axis labelUnited StatesLuxembourgOffshore centresNetherlandsOtherUnited Kingdom
2015366.764139.28696.99587.33368.30736.959

 

 

X-axis labelUnited StatesIrelandOtherOffshoreUnited KingdomGermany
2015581.448104.65154.844000000000123.63619.46111.603
           The order of labels  'Offshore ' and 'Other'  (in Figure 3) were corrected on 28/04/17.

Investment flows increase

Flows of direct investment into Ireland in 2015 were €170bn – up from a €28bn inflow in 2014. Equity investment amounted to €117bn with reinvested earnings and other capital investment at €39bn and €14bn respectively. Investment from US increased from €6bn in 2014 to €100bn in 2015 similarly investment from Europe increased from €12bn to €62bn in the same period. Investment from Asia increased from a disinvestment of €4bn in 2014 to an investment of €7bn in 2015 - see Table 2.

 

X-axis labelUnited StatesOffshore centresOtherNetherlandsBermudaFrance
Flows100.13438.09415.9067.9953.953.73

 

During 2015 direct investment flows abroad increased by €119bn to €150bn from €31bn in 2014. Investment into the US of €63bn and into Europe of €71bn (mainly to Luxembourg €56bn) accounted for most of the total investment. The increased flows abroad consisted mainly of Equity investment (€113bn) while reinvested earnings and other capital amounted to €11bn and €26bn respectively - see Table 1.

 

Sectoral breakdown

Investment abroad by enterprises located in Ireland was mainly from the services sector - positions of €733bn at the end of 2015 were up €288bn compared to positions at the end of 2014 (€446bn).  Of this investment from the services sector, 79% (€583bn) was into the EU. Investment from the manufacturing sector amounted to €56bn - see Table 7.

The largest sector for inward investment was the services sector which at the end of 2015 held positions of €453bn, a result of increased investment in financial intermediation and other services activities, up €67bn and €90bn to €185 and €119bn respectively. Investment in the manufacturing sector increased by €263bn to €341bn in the same period - see Table 8.

 

X-axis labelManufacturingServices
In Ireland341.342452.938
Abroad56.188733.304

 

Direct Investment Income

Income outflows of foreign owned direct investment enterprises were €60bn in 2015, an increase of €16bn compared with 2014. The earnings of European owned companies were €42bn in 2015, up €18bn on the 2014 figure. Income earned abroad by investors located in Ireland was €16bn in 2015 down €4bn on 2014. The source of these earnings were mainly Luxembourg (€8bn), the US (€4bn) and the Netherlands (€2bn) - see Table 9.

Table 1 Direct Investment1 Flows Abroad Classified by Location of Investment € million
Region/Country2012 2 2013 2 2014 2 2015
EquityReinvested EarningsOther CapitalTotal EquityReinvested EarningsOther CapitalTotal EquityReinvested EarningsOther CapitalTotal EquityReinvested EarningsOther CapitalTotal
Europe4095,601-1,1434,867 19,4438,657-8328,015 -3,7639,77521,82727,838 57,01810,2033,67070,890
  of which:                   
    Belgium-193**-3 ***-132 108**184 *0*338
    France **87200 1315850239 -31104-961 52949-416160
    Germany -1343971 7554315445 5223171246 -158122-281-318
    Italy**79-68 *35*136 3227-79-21 76-9920-4
    Luxembourg-3,7151,896-1,525-3,343 -8593,518-1,4401,219 12,6643,55820,28136,502 48,0595,2292,87956,167
    Netherlands *1,679*1,111 4721,999-2422,229 1,5132,193-9272,780 3,3721,744-8564,262
    Spain80**-743 17816429621 63956131 *-9*85
    Switzerland757**1,225 **92* -36*** **1,6055,637
    United Kingdom 391732-1,408-285 5,3499941,5957,937 -9,5491,0717,888-590 19665-205478
    EU 283-3,1934,897-1,983-278 13,4247,6689721,188 -4,0708,42435,71940,075 52,2189,4931,53063,241
    EMU 194-3,6773,692-2,542-2,527 3045,677-1,5234,457 14,4336,25420,06740,755 51,1387,4732,85161,461
                    
Americas5,495*1,798* -9,0082,933459-5,614 1,4933,911-3,6541,751 **15,85064,719
  North America*1,113*6,751 **2,12763 1,8091,670-7,478-3,998 **16,71363,175
   of which:                   
    Canada*16*22 **-10-43 5893-40110 26650215531
    United States 5,9081,098-2776,729 **2,137107 1,7501,577-7,438-4,111 **16,49862,643
  Central America-4603,2191,5204,278 ***-5,670 ***5,753 *1,793**
  South America**** *17*-6 ***-4 14923**
                    
Asia*509*920 27530-49508 2005552671,021 ***8,938
  of which:0000               
    China14*2* 23**282 **43343 **-3-76
    Hong Kong4023267 *15*19 **-2-11 *413*
    Japan*20*258 -153119107 -6137586 *4*3,560
                    
Africa***-11 **** **** 7**18
Oceania and Polar Regions*202** *221*526 13070-53146 ***351
                    
Not geographically allocated577228-181125 -345*-170* **** -3331,5233,8335,023
                    
Total6,89210,915-24417,562 10,05911,58347522,118 -2,07614,19919,11031,231 113,32110,86325,754149,937
  of which:                   
    All offshore centres67153,4732,2396,424 *2,004*-5,733 *2,754*6,950 5,7162,094-2737,537
1Data are provided according to arithmetic sign conventions e.g. minus signs are used in cases where there is withdrawal of investment.
2Revised
3For analytical purposes, additional details are given of transactions between residents of Ireland and residents of the EU28 area.
4The relevant EMU countries are: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.
5This category covers data supplied by respondents without a geographical breakdown.
6This category overlaps with the regions referred to above and covers Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Anguilla, Netherlands Antilles, Barbados, Bahrain, Bermuda, Bahamas, Belize, Cook Islands, Curacao, Dominica, Grenada,
Guernsey, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Isle of Man, Jersey, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, Cayman Islands, Lebanon, Saint Lucia, Liechtenstein, Liberia, Marshall Islands, Montserrat, Maldives, Nauru, Niue, Panama, Philippines,
Singapore, St Maarten, Turks and Caicos Islands, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, British Virgin Islands, US Virgin Islands, Vanuatu, Samoa.
*Data suppressed for confidentiality reasons.
Table 2 Direct Investment1 Flows into Ireland Classified by Location of Investor           € million
Region/Country2012 2 2013 2 2014 2 2015
EquityReinvested EarningsOther CapitalTotal EquityReinvested EarningsOther CapitalTotal EquityReinvested EarningsOther CapitalTotal EquityReinvested EarningsOther CapitalTotal
Europe14,71011,924-2,94223,693 7,64013,0181,46122,117 13,43312,951-14,10412,280 110,50128,899-77,47861,923
  of which:                   
    Belgium **-1,687-689 **-6611,162 **662,041 *1,246*40
    France 3911,268-1551,503 1,2621,4359713,668 151,527-5,225-3,681 601,7621,9083,730
    Germany 464824-429861 -266650-411-26 148666-80014 -91613-2,359-1,837
    Italy -871,105-163853 501,3414431,834 -70907-481356 *1,486*1,525
    Luxembourg4,2641,002-1,3343,933 1,1901,5735,9298,694 7,7672,150-6,7143,205 *2,032-12,577*
    Netherlands 1,0144,5935,82611,432 -1,6393,400-1431,618 -6,0222,57315,98012,529 8,7666,570-7,3417,995
    United Kingdom 7,320627-4,3703,577 5,060-19-4,542500 6,5661,235-7,044757 15,9011,082-21,122-4,138
    EU 283 13,50810,789-1,11523,184 7,3289,8563,44120,625 13,65410,535-11,04113,148 64,35215,328-42,41437,266
    EMU 1946,7229,9673,03319,723 1,6409,8637,56219,066 7,2009,132-55015,779 48,49013,985-21,93840,537
                    
North America**-3,5664,379 6,2362,0348119,080 **3,2646,543 **98,86699,171
  of which:                   
    Canada**190634 -16158784 **83286 **-101-961
    United States 3,7053,797-3,7553,745 6,2512,0197248,996 -8483,9253,1806,257 -8442,00998,967100,134
                    
Central America-1,2065,736-1,8952,636 -4104,5501,1535,292 5,5607,1242,46215,146 2,8647,879-9510,647
  of which:                   
    Bermuda1005,498-2,4413,157 -2414,3283774,464 4,0717,941-1,16510,846 -1,1737,848-2,7253,950
                    
South America**-136-96 004343 **-35-35 **-204-204
  of which:                   
    Brazil00-120-120 006060 00-20-20 00-90-90
                    
Asia1,1613442,8274,331 **431-952 **-4,353-3,802 **7,4657,499
  of which:                   
    China0-44339 40-397-393 006565 **1,1521,298
    Japan **4071,199 **-1,328-1,281 **1,5091,842 ***-1,207
                    
Africa-981266-21 **10 06** 0***
Oceania and Polar Regions**743771 **508543 **462451 ****
                    
Not geographically allocated5**755825 **-867-1,012 -240*** ****
                    
Total18,51322,153-4,14736,520 11,67319,9023,54135,114 18,57024,449-14,81828,200 116,84538,78114,181169,809
  of which:                   
    All offshore centres6-1,4256,095-6264,044 -3534,6892,3146,648 5,5657,370-2,64310,293 **-25,78738,094
1Data are provided according to arithmetic sign conventions e.g. minus signs are used in cases where there is withdrawal of investment.
2Revised
3For analytical purposes, additional details are given of transactions between residents of Ireland and residents of the EU28 area.
4The relevant EMU countries are: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.
5This category covers data supplied by respondents without a geographical breakdown.
6This category overlaps with the regions referred to above and covers Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Anguilla, Netherlands Antilles, Barbados, Bahrain, Bermuda, Bahamas, Belize, Cook Islands, Curacao, Dominica, Grenada,
Guernsey, Gibraltar, Hong Kong,Isle of Man, Jersey, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, Cayman Islands, Lebanon, Saint Lucia, Liechtenstein, Liberia, Marshall Islands, Montserrat, Maldives, Nauru, Niue, Panama, Philippines,
Singapore, St Maarten, Turks and Caicos Islands, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, British Virgin Islands, US Virgin Islands, Vanuatu, Samoa.
*Data suppressed for confidentiality reasons.
Table 3 Direct Investment1 Abroad End Year Positions Classified by Location of Investment€ million
Region/Country2012 2 2013 2 2014 2 2015
Equity Capital & Reinvested EarningsOther CapitalTotal Equity Capital & Reinvested EarningsOther CapitalTotal Equity Capital & Reinvested EarningsOther CapitalTotal Equity Capital & Reinvested EarningsOther CapitalTotal
Europe166,08348,024214,107 223,75040,910264,660 291,72466,136357,860 546,44980,678627,127
  of which:               
    France 1,9261,0712,997 2,0267852,811 **2,577 2,616842,700
    Germany 3,0081593,167 3,2343493,583 4,8334105,243 4,461314,492
    Italy301402704 24614260 439-235204 1,367-1331,234
    Luxembourg39,12224,75663,878 66,11528,16694,281 126,77149,889176,660 353,00163,483416,485
    Netherlands 34,0135,66439,678 33,3745,40438,778 40,4174,86345,281 47,5444,20951,754
    Switzerland5,6269836,609 **7,279 **-6,856 **-5,666
    United Kingdom 47,0522,95050,001 61,0795,16666,245 63,23614,76377,999 73,52515,52389,049
    Offshore centres9,2181,89511,113 9,1442,17511,319 8,5504038,953 12,75384813,601
    EU 283 149,12645,061194,187 202,89941,394244,293 270,55583,250353,805 518,45398,551617,004
    EMU 19493,34432,896126,240 119,74935,602155,351 192,04959,319251,368 426,82574,137500,962
                
Americas**83,730 **105,634 126,8235,926132,749 144,807-2,314142,492
  North America**39,629 **47,582 56,842-2,71954,123 113,473-11,030102,443
   of which:               
    Canada**1,894 **1,669 2,138-592,078 1,9891642,153
    United States 39,868-2,13237,735 44,0691,84545,914 54,705-2,66052,045 111,484-11,193100,290
  Central America46,658-3,24243,416 **57,528 **78,114 **39,448
   of which:               
    Offshore centres46,018-3,29442,725 51,8165,31657,132 69,2408,30977,549 31,0758,40639,481
  South America107578685 **524 **512 **601
                
Asia 2,561-2102,352 3,546863,633 4,094274,121 15,4962,67718,173
Africa98134232 17101118 **340 **350
Oceania and Polar Regions**4,026 5,295-4094,886 5,540-5834,957 5,064-5134,551
Not geographically allocated58,020-1627,858 **9,056 **10,153 **22,508
                
Total269,81842,487312,304 340,24647,742387,987 437,27372,905510,178 729,48485,718815,202
  of which:               
    All offshore centres655,847-1,44554,403 61,8107,07868,888 78,7158,70987,424 **57,088
1The sign convention used is: for year-end positions 'Abroad', an entry without sign indicates a net asset position, while a minus sign indicates a net liability position.
2Revised
3For analytical purposes, additional details are given of transactions between residents of Ireland and residents of the EU28 area.
4The relevant EMU countries are: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.
5This category covers data supplied by respondents without a geographical breakdown.
6This category overlaps with the regions referred to above and covers Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Anguilla, Netherlands Antilles, Barbados, Bahrain, Bermuda, Bahamas, Belize, Cook Islands, Curacao, Dominica, Grenada,
Guernsey, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Isle of Man, Jersey, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, Cayman Islands, Lebanon, Saint Lucia, Liechtenstein, Liberia, Marshall Islands, Montserrat, Maldives, Nauru, Niue, Panama, Philippines,
Singapore, St Maarten, Turks and Caicos Islands, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, British Virgin Islands, US Virgin Islands, Vanuatu, Samoa.
*Data suppressed for confidentiality reasons.
Table 4 Direct Investment1 in Ireland End Year Positions Classified by Location of Investor € million
Region/Country2012 2 2013 2 2014 22015
Equity Capital & Reinvested EarningsOther CapitalTotal Equity Capital & Reinvested EarningsOther CapitalTotal Equity Capital & Reinvested EarningsOther CapitalTotal Equity Capital & Reinvested EarningsOther CapitalTotal
Europe186,60342,404229,007 197,09037,617234,707 223,58731,020254,607 381,485-39,909341,575
  of which:               
    Belgium1,366-2,817-1,452 3,398-7182,681 5,423-5054,919 6,120-2,2143,906
    France 13,3393,89817,237 15,2524,47319,725 16,739-1,43815,301 17,96262318,585
    Germany 9,2371,07910,316 8,2211,5309,752 8,443-1,0827,361 7,827-4,7753,052
    Italy 6,6903837,074 7,734-4507,284 7,147-9176,229 8,173-6127,562
    Luxembourg37,33433,00770,341 39,94133,78673,726 48,15722,53670,693 127,99911,287139,286
    Netherlands 41,2365,20846,444 34,4865,42539,912 40,23235,97476,207 54,91532,41787,333
    Spain9,2055039,708 9,8351,06810,903 13,191-62912,562 12,801-1,25511,547
    Switzerland11,16896312,131 14,639-4,46710,172 **9,581 25,075-11,99113,085
    United Kingdom 46,277-3,17743,100 52,940-6,86346,077 56,327-13,26543,062 69,667-32,70836,959
    Offshore centres4,026-94,016 4,606-2064,400 4,4977285,225 **16,019
    EU 283170,51240,819211,330 177,64141,703219,344 200,86238,598239,460 309,8262,566312,391
    EMU 194119,72443,434163,158 120,26347,723167,987 140,75054,795195,544 236,76937,537274,306
                
North America66,859-41,99824,861 73,843-42,05431,789 69,451-48,10821,343 65,705302,632368,337
  of which:               
    Canada3,526-2893,237 3,458-2993,159 3,612-1343,478 1,676-1031,573
    United States 63,333-41,70921,624 70,385-41,75528,630 65,839-47,97417,865 64,029302,735366,764
                
Central America**27,463 34,335-12,84321,492 62,810-13,07349,738 88,579-16,51772,062
  of which:               
    Offshore centres36,526-9,13827,389 34,252-12,97421,278 62,780-13,13349,647 88,545-16,48972,056
                
South America**-348 -2-391-393 0-325-325 0-481-481
  of which:               
    Brazil-1-246-247 -1** 0** 0-241-241
                
Asia2,1066,0798,185 9216,6297,550 1,9185,6437,561 3,6718,28811,959
  of which:               
    China35-282-248 4-678-674 0-215-215 **-126
    Japan8554691,324 724-65172 **2,282 1,693-271,666
    Singapore21** 15** 183,0863,104 39**
    Offshore centres5516,8226,872 41** 813,6093,690 1083,4423,550
                
Africa 37447421 256-49207 **-1,235 114-6153
Oceania and Polar Regions**523 63745808 **1,099 **447
                
Not geographically allocated6225128353 1,432-1,180252 **9,909 **1,692
                
Total293,142-2,676290,466 307,938-11,527296,412 372,257-29,557342,700 546,067249,577795,644
  of which:               
    All offshore centres740,791-2,32638,465 39,089-4,39434,695 67,364-8,79658,568 135,109-38,11496,995
1The sign convention used is: for year-end positions 'In Ireland' an entry without sign indicates a net liability position, while a minus sign indicates a net asset position.
2Revised
3For analytical purposes, additional details are given of transactions between residents of Ireland and residents of the EU28 area.
4The relevant EMU countries are: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.
5This category overlaps with some of the regions referred to above.
6This category covers data supplied by respondents without a geographical breakdown
7This category overlaps with the regions referred to above and covers Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Anguilla, Netherlands Antilles, Barbados, Bahrain, Bermuda, Bahamas, Belize, Cook Islands, Curacao, Dominica,
Grenada, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Isle of Man, Jersey, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, Cayman Islands, Lebanon, Saint Lucia, Liechtenstein, Liberia, Marshall Islands, Montserrat, Panama, Philippines,
Singapore, St Maarten, Turks and Caicos Islands, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Maldives, Nauru, Niue, British Virgin Islands, US Virgin Islands, Vanuatu, Samoa.
*Data suppressed for confidentiality reasons.
Table 5 Direct Investment1 Flows Abroad Classified by Activity2 of Resident Investor   € million
SectorNACE 2 2012 2 2013 2 2014 22015
 Total         of which:  Total         of which: Total         of which: Total         of which:
Section & DivisionEU 284EMU 195 EU 284EMU 195 EU 284EMU 195 EU 284EMU 195
All Industries 17,562-278-2,527 22,11821,1884,457 31,23140,07540,755149,93763,24161,461
  of which:               
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; Mining and Quarrying; ConstructionA, B & F*** *** ******
                
  Total Manufacturing SectorC7,200373342 8,7065,472595 3,4721,2343,5654,297368-367
    Food, beverages and tobacco products10, 11 & 12649** 5,016** -1,451-2,165*-120**
    Textiles and wood13, 14 & 16 - 18*** *** *346****
    Basic pharmaceutical products and preparations21*** -1,937*325 ***3,163*-234
    Other manufacturing n.e.s. 7,185-313-222 *382275 -89*-757*699245
               
  Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air Conditioning supplyD*** *** ******
                
  Total Services Sector45 - 9910,951188-1,664 13,48913,6841,870 26,07338,47236,606143,32262,11661,199
    Wholesale and retail trade; Repairs of motor vehiclesG1,641150-21 825236154 5484942681,492-1,430459
    Transportation and storageH*** *** *****0
    Information and communicationJ*17-8 2,806** 2,096**2,563*-45
    Financial and insurance activitiesK1,013754105 1,7662,4091,065 -8,748-11,904**4,692-304
    of which:               
      Activities of holding companies64.2822703493 -401323* 26383531714*
    Other service activities 6 3,602** **301 *45,97137,315 91,787*61,089
1Data are provided according to arithmetic sign conventions e.g. minus signs are used in cases where there is withdrawal of investment.
2The activity classification used in this release is the NACE Rev. 2 classification.
3Revised
4For analytical purposes, additional details are given of transactions between residents of Ireland and residents of the EU28 area.
5The relevant EMU countries are: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.
6This covers residual FDI service activity.
*Data suppressed for confidentiality reasons.
Table 6 Direct Investment1 Flows into Ireland Classified by Activity2 of Resident Enterprise   € million
SectorNACE 2 2012 3 2013 32014 32015
 Total of which:  Total of which:  Total of which:  Total of which:
Section & DivisionUnited StatesJapanEU 284EMU 195Offshore Centres United StatesJapanEU 284EMU 195Offshore Centres United StatesJapanEU 284EMU 195Offshore Centres United StatesJapanEU 284EMU 195Offshore Centres
All Industries 36,5203,7451,19923,18419,7234,044 35,1148,996-1,28120,62519,0666,648 28,2006,2571,84213,14815,77910,293169,809100,134-1,20737,26640,53738,094
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; Mining and Quarrying; ConstructionA, B & F**0**0 **0**0 **0**0**0***
  Total Manufacturing SectorC9,4521,0835810,58911,715-1,779 13,2824,901487,1987,887936 1,543213*1,093-2,7333,60314,554-543-1,0492,0715,76923,845
    Food, beverages and tobacco products10, 11 & 12430-494*77973546 4,848**4,9985,206* -2,830*0-3,444-3,341*194*-11,010944-152
    Textiles and wood13, 14 & 16 - 18*00*** *00**0 *00**0*00**0
    Basic pharmaceutical products and preparations21145-48*1,413918207 -1,758-1,145-29-1,052-428244 4,211-1,426*2,1332,468*3,865-677-1651,0071,4613,152
    Other manufacturing n.e.s. *1,625**** ****** ********-883**20,845
                            
  Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air Conditioning supplyD**0**0 **0**0 *****0**0***
  Total Services Sector45 - 9927,5352,6541,14313,0788,0125,824 21,6484,088-1,32813,26011,1935,713 27,1656,03575112,58118,5046,688155,207100,666-15835,20934,79614,257
    Wholesale and retail trade; Repairs of motor vehiclesG1,2721,6716233225172 -778-802-2537451,63935 2,256**-319-1,7503852,589-142*9816782,682
    Transportation and storageH**0**0 *00**0 *00**0*00**0
    Information and communicationI7,3864,149-35-837-9154,039 1,706-5,13223,8913,4992,618 4,480698*-310-5304,1626,772**2,1531,4972,433
    Financial intermediation6415,333-6,562*14,59511,5083,010 16,3918,777*5,8524,6352,893 -1292,198550-2907,316-3,58469,70779,111-39-23,918-6,6297,322
      of which:                           
       Activities of holding companies64.25,074*0*133486 -689-133**41336 -112****-1113,047****875
    Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding651,4932,690101-664159-884 1,337887-103254364-27 1,00943231295703541-453-1,118-1012,6171,796-834
    Other financial activities661,728*0*** 617*0626** ******541*0688665*
    Other services activities *541*-1,760-4,387* ****474* 15,335*899,0858,605* **47***
1Data are provided according to arithmetic sign conventions. e.g. minus signs are used in cases where there is withdrawal of investment. 
2The activity classification used in this release is the NACE Rev. 2 classification.
3Revised
4For analytical purposes, additional details are given of transactions between residents of Ireland and residents of the EU28 area.
5The relevant EMU countries are: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain
*Data suppressed for confidentiality reasons.
Table 7 Direct Investment1 Abroad End Year Positions Classified by Activity2 of Resident Investor  € million
SectorNACE 2 2012 3 2013 3 2014 32015
 Total         of which:  Total         of which: Total         of which: Total         of which:
Section & DivisionEU 284EMU 195 EU 284EMU 195 EU 284EMU 195 EU 284EMU 195
All Industries 312,304194,187126,240 387,987244,293155,351 510,178353,805251,368815,202617,004500,962
  of which:      
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; Mining and Quarrying; ConstructionA, B & F*** *** ******
                
  Total Manufacturing SectorC33,24416,03312,327 45,40025,25216,117 46,67431,11424,50656,18823,81015,986
    Food, beverages and tobacco products 8,024** 15,39211,406* 15,33310,556*20,377**
    Textiles and wood10, 11 & 12*** *** ******
    Basic pharmaceutical products and preparations13, 14 & 16 - 181,926** 2,410*3,244 11,356**5,001**
    Other manufacturing n.e.s.21*3,9301,480 **1,421 *3,190564*2,940104
                
  Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air Conditioning supplyD*** *** ******
              
  Total Services Sector45 - 99263,251171,317109,642 327,731211,456134,127 445,644314,687220,589733,304582,903476,557
    Wholesale and retail trade; Repairs of motor vehiclesG13,0455,988962 13,8586,8891,034 18,6859,8853,02614,3616,7112,702
    Transportation and storageH*116313 *128* ******
    Information and communicationI1,039378342 1,380565670 1,293715*4,3511,412*
    Financial and insurance activitiesK55,99448,19534,246 44,35837,10516,594 37,55924,70310,97386,44231,13110,928
     of which:               
        Activities of holding companies64.225,16221,52420,233 8,5833,4432,983 8,4032,6102,0878,5541,9261,337
    Other service activities 6 *116,64073,779 *166,769* **205,896**462,320
1The sign convention used is: for year-end positions 'Abroad', an entry without sign indicates a net asset position, while a minus sign indicates a net liability position.
2The activity classification used in this release is the NACE Rev. 2 classification.
3Revised
4For analytical purposes, additional details are given of transactions between residents of Ireland and residents of the EU28 area.
5The relevant EMU countries are: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.
6This covers residual FDI service activity.
*Data suppressed for confidentiality reasons.
Table 8 Direct Investment1 in Ireland End year Positions Classified by Activity2 of Resident Enterprise        € million
SectorNACE 2 2012 3 2013 32014 32015
 Total of which:  Total of which:  Total of which: Total of which:
Section & DivisionUnited StatesJapanEU 284EMU 195Offshore Centres United StatesJapanEU 284EMU 195Offshore Centres United StatesJapanEU 284EMU 195Offshore Centres United StatesJapanEU 284EMU 195Offshore Centres
All Industries 290,46621,6241,324211,330163,15838,465 296,41228,63072219,344167,98734,695 342,70017,8652,282239,460195,54458,568795,644366,7641,666312,391274,30696,995
  Agriculture, Forestry and FishingA**0**0 **0**0 **0**0**0**0
  Mining and Quarrying; ConstructionB**0**0 **0**0 **0**0*00***
  Total ManufacturingC69,2363,806-38156,41955,0075,402 81,23612,115-15761,66960,1523,909 78,0242,655*57,86451,62616,957341,342*153*60,596*
    Food, beverages and tobacco products10, 11 & 124,219-489*1,8233,6703,620 9,576-506,9287,9794,083 6,02613903,3614,2495,8025,682*04,0355,257*
    Textiles and wood13, 14 & 16 - 18*00*** *00**0 *00**0*00**0
    Basic pharmaceutical products and preparations2136,6711,161-23332,65131,5851,227 36,347915*32,09731,4571,514 45,592-1,0906538,03037,0036,685**69*41,755*
    Metal and mechanical products24, 25, 26 & 286,398619*8,7558,959-2,796 7,517366*9,54610,146-2,521 7,054288*10,9287,584****13,42013,088*
    Other manufacturing *2,515-135*** *10,839-32**833 *3,318-9*********
                            
  Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air Conditioning supplyD*00*00 *00*00 1,0860***01,184001,184*0
  Total Services Sector45 - 99220,10917,8171,706153,792108,03133,063 213,83116,514230156,332107,76030,785 263,33415,2101,306180,202143,63041,611452,938*1,513249,379213,445*
    Wholesale and retail trade; Repairs of motor vehiclesG11,2393,580-567,6076,8482,219 10,122*-3219,0759,2422,197 16,553**8,1367,4025,59015,977**12,18910,804*
    Information and communicationI13,2306,644*2,6122,7584,831 12,509937*7,4577,1974,331 14,6105,511-54,9234,4974,35221,5527,657*5,6694,9298,132
    Financial intermediation 64102,633-6,970*89,37064,26314,096 109,216-1,378*88,27560,96416,945 118,308-4,80428895,47278,50720,914185,19475,40533262,77172,64832,595
     of which:                           
        Activities of holding companies64.214,936**9,7738,6182,976 10,054**4,3663,2393,529 18,940**3,6783,5365,08621,521****6,597
    Insurance services6528,5603,56324216,04312,8816,508 20,5554,3643613,19310,6671,823 21,4775,537*12,54411,2782,46721,5345,595514,35012,3131,651
    Administrative and support activitiesN49,767**31,32315,3174,725 45,936*85827,2849,9514,449 63,7602,4601,20433,16117,4846,55389,830*1,42554,070**
    Other services activities 14,680*-16,8375,964684 15,493*111,0489,7391,040 28,626*-4825,96624,4621,735 118,851*-46100,330**
1The sign convention used is: for year-end positions 'In Ireland' an entry without sign indicates a net liability position, while a minus sign indicates a net asset position.
2The activity classification used in this release is the NACE Rev. 2 classification.
3Revised
4For analytical purposes, additional details are given of transactions between residents of Ireland and residents of the EU28 area.
5The relevant EMU countries are: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.
*Data suppressed for confidentiality reasons.
Table 9 Direct Investment Income1 Flows Classified by Geographic Location of Creditor/Debtor         € million
Region/Country2012 2 2013 2 2014 22015
InflowsOutflowsNet InflowsOutflowsNet InflowsOutflowsNet InflowsOutflowsNet
Europe8,09925,757-17,658 11,11323,611-12,498 12,61324,329-11,71613,06342,073-29,010
  of which:              
     Belgium -38693-731 -10926-936 *961*71,258-1,251
    France 1561,585-1,429 1471,714-1,567 1571,944-1,787882,135-2,047
    Germany 68981-913 80766-686 49707-658140670-530
    Italy281,347-1,319 351,573-1,538 251,517-1,492-801,648-1,728
    Luxembourg 3,4882,541947 5,3303,6151,715 6,0313,8922,1397,5543,7203,834
    Netherlands 2,0299,273-7,244 2,0737,361-5,288 2,5287,688-5,1602,21411,898-9,684
    Spain28701-673 20745-725 30614-58416284-268
    Switzerland*5,552* *4,424* *3,992*-1935,719-5,912
    United Kingdom 1,0851,789-704 1,1561,774-618 1,1572,420-1,2639093,120-2,211
    EU 2837,35019,662-12,312 9,93118,975-9,044 11,31119,942-8,63112,59325,203-12,610
    EMU 1945,77917,312-11,533 7,69516,862-9,167 9,16617,284-8,11810,38021,785-11,405
               
Americas8,54218,149-9,607 6,41318,129-11,716 6,54618,359-11,8135,59216,983-11,391
  of which:              
    Canada26303-277 1845-27 96-17113422022
    United States 3,4845,707-2,223 3,1104,778-1,668 3,3505,084-1,7343,8403,038802
    Offshore centres 4,99711,490-6,493 3,17813,290-10,112 2,98612,284-9,2981,64213,928-12,286
               
Asia695440255 725338387 657295362*361*
  of which:              
    Japan *124* *136* 884048866917
               
Africa**-4 660 *8***18
Oceania and Polar Regions**232 210** 71071***
Not geographically allocated5229237-8 301** *575*1,5752341,341
               
Total17,79144,582-26,791 18,76642,588-23,822 19,84943,566-23,71715,77159,705-43,934
  of which:              
    Offshore centres65,27312,609-7,336 3,63613,559-9,923 3,62113,761-10,140 2,18125,167-22,986
1Income on equity and other direct investment capital
2Revised
3For analytical purposes, additional details are given of transactions between residents of Ireland and residents of the EU28 area.
4The relevant EMU countries are: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.
5This category covers data supplied by respondents without a geographical breakdown.
6This category overlaps with the regions referred to above and covers Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Anguilla, Netherlands Antilles, Barbados, Bahrain, Bermuda, Bahamas, Belize, Cook Islands, Curacao, Dominica,
Grenada, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Isle of Man, Jersey, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, Cayman Islands, Lebanon, Saint Lucia, Liechtenstein, Liberia, Marshall Islands, Montserrat, Maldives, Nauru, Niue, Panama,
Philippines , Singapore, St Maarten, Turks and Caicos Islands, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, British Virgin Islands, US Virgin Islands, Vanuatu, Samoa.
*Data suppressed for confidentiality reasons.

Background Notes

The Foreign Direct Investment release updates the annual statistical series on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows and end-year stocks (or positions) for Ireland, broken down geographically by region and by country.  The release includes tables with further analyses of the FDI flows and stocks presented by the principal economic activity (using NACE Rev.2 classification) of the resident direct investment enterprise.  The statistics are methodologically consistent with the data already presented in the quarterly balance of payments and IIP releases.  The statistics are also compatible with those supplied to Eurostat and the European Central Bank (ECB) and to other international organisations such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

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