Outward Foreign Affiliates Survey

Survey Name:

Outward Foreign Affiliates Statistics

Survey purpose:

To provide information on how businesses are expanding internationally. The results of the surveys will provide important information on the impact of foreign controlled enterprises in the EU economy.

Legislative Basis National:

S.I. No. 566/2022 - Statistics (Outward Foreign Affiliates) Order 2022

Legislative Basis European:

REGULATION (EU) 2019/2152 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

Periodicity:

Annual

Statistical Population:

Enterprises in NACE Rev.2 sections B to S (excluding O)

Sampling Frame:

Central Register of all businesses in Ireland

Reference Area:

Country

Time Coverage:

2010-2021

Base Period:

Not Applicable

Sector Coverage:

Enterprises in NACE Rev.2 sections B to S (excluding O)

Survey Size:

Approx 1400 Enterprises surveyed

Principal Variables:

Activity and location of ownership of the surveyed enterprises plus details of foreign affiliates controlled by those enterprises. These include: name of the affiliate, country in which it is located, activity of the affiliate, share in registered capital of foreign affiliate owned by the surveyed unit, turnover of the foreign affiliate and number of persons engaged in the foreign affiliate.

Principal External Users:

Eurostat

Contact Organisation:

Central Statistics Office

Business Area:

Business Statistics

Contact Person:

Devin Zibulsky

Contact Person Function:

Statistician

Other Business Area Specialists:

Contact email:

Business_Stats@cso.ie

Contact phone number:

(+353) 21 453 5000