Foreign liabilities per capita in Ireland

Ireland: Foreign liabilities per capita was 1.83 million current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
1.83 million current US$
Change on year
up 14.8%
World rank
2nd
of 150 countries
All-time high
1.83 million current US$
in 2020
All-time low
47,085 current US$
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities per capita in Ireland, 1995–2020

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1995200720201995: 47.1k current US$1996: 60.1k current US$1997: 74.7k current US$1998: 113.8k current US$1999: 146.8k current US$2000: 180.1k current US$2001: 210.1k current US$2002: 272.4k current US$2003: 380.0k current US$2004: 482.2k current US$2005: 545.5k current US$2006: 688.6k current US$2007: 848.3k current US$2008: 795.7k current US$2009: 869.4k current US$2010: 858.6k current US$2011: 897.1k current US$2012: 969.4k current US$2013: 1.1M current US$2014: 1.2M current US$2015: 1.2M current US$2016: 1.2M current US$2017: 1.4M current US$2018: 1.4M current US$2019: 1.6M current US$2020: 1.8M current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 1.83 million current US$ for foreign liabilities per capita in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 14.8% on the previous year and up 113.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities per capita in Ireland peaked at 1.83 million current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 47,085 current US$, in 1995.

Ireland ranks 2nd of 150 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 88,499 current US$ 47,085 current US$ 146,837 current US$ 5
2000s 527,232 current US$ 180,133 current US$ 869,372 current US$ 10
2010s 1.19 million current US$ 858,601 current US$ 1.59 million current US$ 10
2020s 1.83 million current US$ 1.83 million current US$ 1.83 million current US$ 1

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 1 Luxembourg 21.53 million current US$ compare
  2. 3 Singapore 660,055 current US$ compare
  3. 4 Malta 597,128 current US$ compare
  4. 5 Switzerland 592,939 current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 151 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities per capita in Ireland?
Foreign liabilities per capita in Ireland was 1.83 million current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 1.83 million current US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 47,085 current US$ in 1995.
How does Ireland rank for foreign liabilities per capita?
Ireland ranks 2nd out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities per capita rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 113.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign liabilities per capita (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,851 data points, 1995–2020
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