1.
Sub
@americanchamber americanchamber
Presentation to the
Foundation for Fiscal Studies
www.amcham.ie
US-Ireland Two-Way
Economic Relationship

2.
Ireland is home to over 700 US
companies

3.
Why do US Companies Invest in Ireland ?
Competiveness
1st for the most
competitive country
in the Eurozone
Talent
1st in the world of workforce
flexibility
Innovation
7th out of 128 countries in the
2016 Global Innovation Index

4.
Total U.S. Foreign Direct Investment
Stock in Ireland
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis.
(Billions of $)

5.
Top US FDI Destinations*

6.
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
The World's Largest Economic Entity
(Gross Domestic Product)
(Trillions of nominal $)
*Transatlantic Economy = EU28 + U.S. + Iceland + Norway + Switzerland.
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Data as of March 2017.
Transatlantic Economy*
China + India

7.
Manufacturing Employment of U.S. Foreign Affiliates** in Ireland
56.9
53.3
55.2 55.4
56.9
54.4
48.7 48.2
47.2
48.5
50
52
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15* 16*
(Thousands of Employees)
*Author estimates
**Majority-owned nonbank affiliates (2005-2008). Majority-owned bank and nonbank affiliates 2009-2016.
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis.

8.
The Two-Way Business Relationship

9.
Social Impact Of US FDI

10.
Future Investment Location Drivers :
Digitalisation &
Automation
Talent over
Low Cost
Metro
over
Country
Business
Competitiveness
Doing More in Less
Locations
Preparing to Serve
New Markets

11.
Sub
@americanchamber americanchamber
Presentation to the
Foundation for Fiscal Studies
www.amcham.ie
US-Ireland Two-Way
Economic Relationship