Ireland vs United Kingdom: Portfolio equity, net inflows

Ireland

382.05 billion BoP, current US$

in 2024

United Kingdom

46.26 billion BoP, current US$

in 2025

Ireland rank

3rd

United Kingdom rank

5th

Portfolio equity, net inflows over time

Ireland
United Kingdom

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 382.05 billion BoP, current US$ against 46.26 billion BoP, current US$ in United Kingdom, a difference of 335.79 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Ireland's figure about 8.3 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1974 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Globally, Ireland ranks 3rd and United Kingdom ranks 5th of 184 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$)
Unit: BoP, current US$
Source: Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 8,931 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.