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What makes Ireland great, makes Ireland great for business

WHY INVEST IN IRELAND?

Forbes magazine has ranked Ireland as one of the best countries for business. This is not just for large multinationals, but also the potential multinationals of the future. IDA nurtures these high-growth companies, helping them forge their future success in Ireland.

IMPRESSIVE TRACK RECORD

Ireland’s performance as a hub for Foreign Direct Investment is unrivalled.
BEST COUNTRY IN WESTERN EUROPE

ECONOMY

Ireland has a small highly globalised economy, with a large exporting sector, and a significant number of multinational corporations. While the global downturn impacted significantly on Ireland, the outlook for the economy is improving.
  • IRISH ECONOMY GREW AT MORE THAN 5% IN 2014 - THE FASTEST RATE IN EUROPE
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  • TOTAL EXPORTS EXPECTED TO GROW BY 4.8% IN 2014
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  • UNEMPLOYMENT HAS FALLEN FOR PAST 3 YEARS, DOWN TO LESS THAN 10%
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  • IRELAND'S COMPETITIVENESS HAS IMPROVED DRAMATICALLY SINCE 2008


BUSINESS SERVICES

Ireland is one of Europe’s leading locations for Business Services due to the availability of high quality IT, superb infrastructure and human resource skills. Companies in the sector serve major European and global markets as well as operating more sophisticated and diverse regional centres.
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