In 2019, Ireland was disinvesting from the other EU countries and the other EU countries were disinvesting from Ireland. In both cases at lower levels than in 2018. However, while the value of FDI stock of other EU countries decreased the value of Ireland's FDI stock in the EU increased
| Intra-EU FDI flows | Intra-EU FDI stocks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| inward | outward | inward | outward | |
| Year-on-year change 2018 – 19 | 0.84 | 0.70 | -0.13 | 0.15 |
In 2019, Ireland was disinvesting also from non-EU countries, while FDI into Ireland from outside the EU decreased. FDI stock value increased both for inward and outward investments.
| Extra-EU FDI flows | Extra-EU FDI stocks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| inward | outward | inward | outward | |
| Year-on-year change 2018 – 19 | -0.37 | -1.00 | 0.24 | 0.13 |