Statistics
Below is a listing of key statistics highlighting why Ireland is a prime location for Inward Investment:
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- Industry leadership
- Almost 1,000 international companies have chosen Ireland as the hub of their European network (1)
- Highest concentration of ICT activity in OECD countries (1)
- Leading cluster of medical technology industries, employing the most medical technology personnel in Europe per capita (1)
- Largest provider of cross border life insurance in the EU (4)
- 7th out of 181 economies as a nation for doing business (2)
- 11th out of 82 countries as a business location (2)
- Ireland is the largest exporter of software in the world (3)
- 8 of the world's top 10 software companies have a presence in Ireland (3)
- 9 of the top 10 Pharma companies manufacture in Ireland (1)
- 7 of the 10 leading pharmaceutical 'blockbusters' are produced in Ireland (1)
- 12 out of 25 of the world's most popular drugs are manufactured in Ireland (3)
- 7 of the world's top 10 ICT companies operate in Ireland (1)
- Half of the world's leased aircrafts are managed from Ireland (4)
- 6 out of every 10 students in Ireland graduate with a degree in engineering, science or business (1)
- 15 of the world's top 25 medical technology companies have a manufacturing base in Ireland (1)
- Global rankings
- 1st for FDI jobs per capita (5)
- 1st in Europe for ease of paying taxes (fourth year running) (6)
- 1st for valuing the freedom of international trade (7)
- 1st in EU for completion of 3rd level education (25-34s) (8)
- 1st for foreign trade (% of GDP) (7)
- 1st for hedge fund administration internationally (9)
- 1st for stock exchange listed investment funds (10)
- 2nd in Europe for the proportion of 'early-stage entrepreneurs' (1)
- 2nd most economically globalised nation (11)
- 2nd for internationalisation and openness (12)
- 2nd largest exporter of medical devices in Europe (4)
- 3rd lowest total tax rate in EU (6)
- 4th for availability of skilled labour and openness to new ideas (8)
- 6th for labour productivity (8)
- 7th freest economy in the world (13)
- 7th for flexibility and adaptability of workforce (8)
- 7th for availability of financial skills (8)
- Sources
- 1. Ireland - Where else? - IDA Ireland (2010)
- 2. 2008-2012 Business Environment Rankings, Economist Intelligence Unit
- 3. PwC Doing Business and Investing in Ireland Guide (July 2009)
- 4. IBEC Report (2010)
- 5. IBM Global Location Trends (2010)
- 6. PwC Paying Taxes Report 2011
- 7. Global Benchmark Report (2010)
- 8. IMD World Competitiveness Year book (2010)
- 9. Hedge Funds Review (December 2010)
- 10. Irish Stock Exchange (as at December 2008)
- 11. KOF Globalisation Index (2010)
- 12. Global Benchmark Report (2010)
- 13. Index of Economic Freedom (2011)
