Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Dublin Decreases in Q3 2025.
Foreign direct investment (FDI) into Dublin remained subdued in Q3 2025. Average capital investment stood at $556 million, down by 1.5% QoQ and by 35.4% YoY, marking the lowest quarterly inflow since the series began in 2019.
Total Capital Investment in Dublin ($m), Rolling 4 Quarters, Q3 2021– Q3 2025
Average job creation also softened, falling by 1.9% QoQ and by 9% YoY to 1,816. The average number of investment projects eased to 29, down slightly from 31 in Q2, but unchanged from the same period last year. While the volume of projects has held relatively steady, average project size declined to $19.3 million in Q3, reinforcing that although Dublin continues to attract new investments, individual project scales have become smaller. Despite this moderation, the Capital continues to outperform its European peers, ranking as the top city for FDI per capita ($483).
FDI Capital Investment per Capita & Average Project Value, Rolling 4 Quarters, Q3 2025
Note: Data is based on a rolling 4 quarter average
