Ireland Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account
Ireland IE: BOP: Capital Account: Net
IE: BOP: Capital Account: Net data was reported at -29.429 USD bn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of -6.129 USD bn for 2016. IE: BOP: Capital Account: Net data is updated yearly, averaging -273.098 USD mn from Dec 2005 to 2017, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 417.583 USD mn in 2005 and a record low of -29.429 USD bn in 2017. IE: BOP: Capital Account: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ireland – Table IE.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Net capital account records acquisitions and disposals of nonproduced nonfinancial assets, such as land sold to embassies and sales of leases and licenses, as well as capital transfers, including government debt forgiveness. The use of the term capital account in this context is designed to be consistent with the System of National Accounts, which distinguishes between capital transactions and financial transactions. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -6,129.02 2016 | yearly | 2005 - 2016 |
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Ireland IE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net
IE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data was reported at -10.103 USD bn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 23.025 USD bn for 2016. IE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data is updated yearly, averaging -4.014 USD bn from Dec 2005 to 2017, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 44.824 USD bn in 2005 and a record low of -45.358 USD bn in 2015. IE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ireland – Table IE.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows total net FDI. In BPM6, financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities. Net FDI outflows are assets and net FDI inflows are liabilities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 23,024.93 2016 | yearly | 2005 - 2016 |
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Ireland IE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows
IE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows data was reported at -3.436 USD bn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 79.163 USD bn for 2016. IE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows data is updated yearly, averaging 1.399 USD bn from Dec 1974 to 2017, with 44 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 235.356 USD bn in 2015 and a record low of -10.994 USD bn in 2004. IE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ireland – Table IE.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.; Sum; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 79,163.35 2016 | yearly | 1974 - 2016 |
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Ireland IE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP
IE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data was reported at -1.030 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 25.971 % for 2016. IE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 2.567 % from Dec 1974 to 2017, with 44 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 80.985 % in 2015 and a record low of -5.671 % in 2004. IE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ireland – Table IE.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.; ; International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.; Weighted average; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 25.97 2016 | yearly | 1974 - 2016 |
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Ireland IE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows
IE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows data was reported at -42.779 USD bn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 102.188 USD bn for 2016. IE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows data is updated yearly, averaging 4.629 USD bn from Dec 1987 to 2017, with 31 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 189.998 USD bn in 2015 and a record low of -42.779 USD bn in 2017. IE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ireland – Table IE.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.; Sum; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 102,188.28 2016 | yearly | 1987 - 2016 |
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Ireland IE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP
IE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP data was reported at -12.819 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 33.524 % for 2016. IE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 4.335 % from Dec 1987 to 2017, with 31 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 65.378 % in 2015 and a record low of -12.819 % in 2017. IE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ireland – Table IE.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world, and is divided by GDP.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.; Weighted average; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 33.52 2016 | yearly | 1987 - 2016 |
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Ireland IE: BOP: Financial Account: Net
IE: BOP: Financial Account: Net data was reported at 1.029 USD bn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 6.228 USD bn for 2016. IE: BOP: Financial Account: Net data is updated yearly, averaging 740.167 USD mn from Dec 2005 to 2017, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 25.035 USD bn in 2015 and a record low of -25.192 USD bn in 2008. IE: BOP: Financial Account: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ireland – Table IE.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. The net financial account shows net acquisition and disposal of financial assets and liabilities. It measures how net lending to or borrowing from nonresidents is financed, and is conceptually equal to the sum of the balances on the current and capital accounts. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 6,227.90 2016 | yearly | 2005 - 2016 |
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Ireland IE: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows
IE: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows data was reported at 344.341 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 159.129 USD bn for 2016. IE: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows data is updated yearly, averaging 39.381 USD bn from Dec 1974 to 2017, with 36 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 344.341 USD bn in 2017 and a record low of -7.844 USD bn in 2008. IE: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ireland – Table IE.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Portfolio equity includes net inflows from equity securities other than those recorded as direct investment and including shares, stocks, depository receipts (American or global), and direct purchases of shares in local stock markets by foreign investors. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, and World Bank, International Debt Statistics.; Sum; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 159,128.63 2016 | yearly | 1974 - 2016 |
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Ireland IE: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net
IE: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net data was reported at -91.825 USD bn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 29.530 USD bn for 2016. IE: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net data is updated yearly, averaging -27.802 USD bn from Dec 2005 to 2017, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 62.493 USD bn in 2008 and a record low of -130.621 USD bn in 2015. IE: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ireland – Table IE.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Portfolio investment covers transactions in equity securities and debt securities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 29,529.83 2016 | yearly | 2005 - 2016 |
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Ireland IE: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions
IE: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions data was reported at -12.262 USD bn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of -1.992 USD bn for 2016. IE: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions data is updated yearly, averaging -3.109 USD bn from Dec 2005 to 2017, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.678 USD bn in 2009 and a record low of -16.463 USD bn in 2011. IE: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ireland – Table IE.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Net errors and omissions constitute a residual category needed to ensure that accounts in the balance of payments statement sum to zero. Net errors and omissions are derived as the balance on the financial account minus the balances on the current and capital accounts. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -1,991.60 2016 | yearly | 2005 - 2016 |
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Ireland IE: BOP: Reserves and Related Items
IE: BOP: Reserves and Related Items data was reported at 5.864 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.435 USD bn for 2016. IE: BOP: Reserves and Related Items data is updated yearly, averaging 15.963 USD mn from Dec 2005 to 2017, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11.769 USD bn in 2015 and a record low of -17.640 USD bn in 2011. IE: BOP: Reserves and Related Items data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ireland – Table IE.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Reserves and related items is the net change in a country's holdings of international reserves resulting from transactions on the current, capital, and financial accounts. Reserve assets are those external assets that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, and include holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights (SDRs), reserve position in the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and other reserve assets. Also included are net credit and loans from the IMF (excluding reserve position) and total exceptional financing. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1,435.44 2016 | yearly | 2005 - 2016 |