Facts & Figures

Ireland is the gateway to Europe for 950 US companies directly employing 209,000 people and a further 167,000 people indirectly.

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employees of Irish companies across all 50 states
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over 6500 Irish firms have a US base
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employees of US companies in Ireland
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almost 950 US companies in Ireland

US-Ireland Business Report 2023: 'Ireland - Strengthening Transatlantic Ties'

The US-Ireland business relationship is continuing to reach record levels of growth and investment on both sides of the Atlantic.  

In 2022, there were 167 new investment announcements from US MNCs in Ireland, accounting for 69 percent of all new multinational investments in the country. There are now 950 US companies in Ireland, employing 376,000 people directly and indirectly and spending more than €31 billion in the Irish economy annually. Meanwhile, Ireland remains the 9th largest source of FDI to the US with 650 Irish companies employing over 100,000 people across all 50 states.  

AmCham’s 2023 US-Ireland Business Report is the definitive guide to the priorities, ambitions and challenges of the two-way trade and investment relationship between Ireland and the United States.  

Economic Report

Read a full economic analysis of the Transatlantic Trading relationship by Joseph Quinlan, Economist & Fellow of Johns Hopkins University

Why Ireland - Why AmCham?

Why Ireland - Why AmCham is a two page document that AmCham has prepared to help with the messaging for why US companies should invest in Ireland and what AmCham membership offers your company. 

Why West-North-West - Why Ireland?

Why West-North-West? Is a two page document that AmCham has prepared to help with the messaging for why US companies should invest in the West-North-West region and in Ireland.

Why South-West - Why Ireland?

#WhySouthWest is a two page document that AmCham has prepared to help with the messaging for why US companies should invest in the South-West region and in Ireland.

Why Mid-West - Why Ireland?

#WhyMidWest is a two page document that AmCham has prepared to help with the messaging for why US companies should invest in the Mid-West region and in Ireland.