Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Dublin Decreases in Q4 2025
Foreign direct investment (FDI) into Dublin declined further in Q4 2025. Average capital investment fell to $531 million, down by 5% QoQ and by 30.2% YoY, reaching a new low for the series.
Total Capital Investment in Dublin ($m), Rolling 4 Quarters, Q4 2021– Q4 2025
Average job creation also weakened to 1,662, representing declines both QoQ (-8.5%) and YoY (-21.9%). In contrast, the average number of investment projects remained stable at 29, unchanged on both a quarterly and annual basis. This is reflective of a continued divergence between steady project numbers and a reduction in project scale. As a result, average project size declined to $18.3 million in the quarter. Despite this overall softening in investment values, Dublin continued to outperform its European peers, ranking as the leading city for FDI per capita (at $462).
FDI Capital Investment per Capita & Average Project Value, Rolling 4 Quarters, Q4 2025
Note: Data is based on a rolling 4 quarter average
