- 1st for FDI and corporate tax regime (Global Innovation Survey)
- 1st in Europe for ease of paying taxes for the third year running (PwC Paying Taxes 2010 Report)
- 3rd in Europe in terms of ease of doing business (World Bank)
- 9th best place in the world in which to conduct business (World Bank Report 2010)
- Ireland’s education system ranks 7th in the world for Higher Education Achievement (IMD Yearbook 2010)
- 11th out of 82 countries for most attractive business and FDI location in the world by the Business Environment Ranking of the Economist
- 16th out of 53 in terms of international financial centre overall rankings by the Banker of the Financial Times
- 8 out of the top 10 ICT companies, 8 out of the top 10 pharmaceutical companies and 15 of the top 20 medical devices companies have operations in Ireland
- More than 250 global financial institutions have established operations in Ireland
