Ireland

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IE · IRL · BACI 372 · latest data 2024

Exports

$259.8B USD, nominal · 2024

= $259,805 M32.1% over 5 yrs (up)

Imports

$138.9B USD, nominal · 2024

= $138,868 M43.3% over 5 yrs (up)

Trade balancesurplus

$120.9B USD, nominal · 2024

= $120,937 M

Total trade

$398.7B USD, nominal · 2024

= $398,673 M35.8% over 5 yrs (up)

World position: #28 of 225 exporters · top 25% · #33 of 225 importers · top 25% · 2024
World export share since 1995: +0.3 pp

Trade timeline

Ireland's exports grew from $43.0B in 1995 to $259.8B in 2024; the 2024 balance was $120.9B.

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Exports, imports, trade balance and total trade of Ireland per year, USD millions.
Year	Exports ($M)	Imports ($M)	Balance ($M)	Total ($M)
1995	$42,974 M	$32,152 M	$10,822 M	$75,127 M
1996	$45,181 M	$37,833 M	$7,348 M	$83,014 M
1997	$49,460 M	$42,246 M	$7,214 M	$91,706 M
1998	$61,456 M	$44,846 M	$16,610 M	$106,301 M
1999	$70,144 M	$48,772 M	$21,372 M	$118,917 M
2000	$79,668 M	$52,549 M	$27,119 M	$132,216 M
2001	$84,977 M	$52,282 M	$32,695 M	$137,259 M
2002	$101,562 M	$54,947 M	$46,614 M	$156,509 M
2003	$115,856 M	$57,706 M	$58,150 M	$173,561 M
2004	$125,667 M	$67,453 M	$58,214 M	$193,120 M
2005	$133,610 M	$76,353 M	$57,257 M	$209,962 M
2006	$130,917 M	$82,332 M	$48,585 M	$213,249 M
2007	$149,613 M	$90,937 M	$58,676 M	$240,550 M
2008	$151,593 M	$87,283 M	$64,309 M	$238,876 M
2009	$136,768 M	$65,473 M	$71,295 M	$202,240 M
2010	$133,328 M	$64,702 M	$68,626 M	$198,031 M
2011	$146,088 M	$72,333 M	$73,755 M	$218,421 M
2012	$131,454 M	$73,791 M	$57,663 M	$205,245 M
2013	$130,879 M	$76,430 M	$54,449 M	$207,309 M
2014	$131,897 M	$84,629 M	$47,269 M	$216,526 M
2015	$138,558 M	$77,578 M	$60,980 M	$216,137 M
2016	$155,859 M	$79,962 M	$75,897 M	$235,821 M
2017	$167,579 M	$89,526 M	$78,054 M	$257,105 M
2018	$186,647 M	$102,593 M	$84,053 M	$289,240 M
2019	$196,733 M	$96,904 M	$99,828 M	$293,637 M
2020	$202,015 M	$95,425 M	$106,590 M	$297,440 M
2021	$218,779 M	$118,179 M	$100,601 M	$336,958 M
2022	$243,808 M	$138,583 M	$105,225 M	$382,391 M
2023	$241,184 M	$144,468 M	$96,717 M	$385,652 M
2024	$259,805 M	$138,868 M	$120,937 M	$398,673 M

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World share & rank

World export share moved from 0.8% in 1995 to 1.1% in 2024; export rank #28 → #28.

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World export and import share in percent, and world ranks, of Ireland per year.
Year	Export share (%)	Import share (%)	Export rank	Import rank
1995	0.85%	0.63%	#28	#31
1996	0.84%	0.70%	#28	#29
1997	0.88%	0.75%	#27	#28
1998	1.11%	0.81%	#21	#27
1999	1.22%	0.85%	#19	#24
2000	1.23%	0.81%	#21	#24
2001	1.35%	0.83%	#18	#24
2002	1.53%	0.83%	#16	#24
2003	1.51%	0.75%	#16	#26
2004	1.36%	0.73%	#18	#28
2005	1.27%	0.73%	#19	#28
2006	1.08%	0.68%	#25	#30
2007	1.07%	0.65%	#25	#32
2008	0.94%	0.54%	#29	#39
2009	1.10%	0.53%	#24	#38
2010	0.89%	0.43%	#29	#42
2011	0.81%	0.40%	#31	#43
2012	0.73%	0.41%	#33	#43
2013	0.72%	0.42%	#34	#40
2014	0.72%	0.46%	#33	#37
2015	0.86%	0.48%	#30	#37
2016	1.00%	0.51%	#28	#35
2017	0.96%	0.51%	#29	#35
2018	0.98%	0.54%	#28	#35
2019	1.06%	0.52%	#28	#36
2020	1.18%	0.56%	#25	#35
2021	1.02%	0.55%	#28	#35
2022	1.01%	0.57%	#29	#34
2023	1.07%	0.64%	#28	#33
2024	1.14%	0.61%	#28	#33

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Trading partners

United States was Ireland's top trading partner in 2024, at 28.3% of total trade; the top five partners covered 61.4%.

Year

Top partner share: 28.3%
Top-5 share: 61.4%
Partners: 224
Partner HHI (0–1): 0.117

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United States $88.8B

Germany $25.4B

United Kingdom $20.5B

China $17.2B

Netherlands $14.1B

Belgium $10.7B

France $10.2B

Italy $7.9B

Japan $6.4B

Malaysia $5.5B

Canada $4.3B

Spain $4.2B

Switzerland $3.9B

Mexico $3.4B

Israel $2.2B

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Top partners of Ireland in 2024, USD millions.
Rank	Partner	Exports to ($M)	Imports from ($M)	Total ($M)	Balance ($M)
#1	United States	$88,819 M	$23,965 M	$112,784 M	$64,854 M
#2	United Kingdom	$20,478 M	$23,801 M	$44,279 M	−$3,323 M
#3	Germany	$25,386 M	$10,529 M	$35,915 M	$14,857 M
#4	China	$17,232 M	$12,296 M	$29,528 M	$4,937 M
#5	France	$10,207 M	$12,190 M	$22,397 M	−$1,983 M
#6	Netherlands	$14,070 M	$7,710 M	$21,780 M	$6,360 M
#7	Belgium	$10,655 M	$3,092 M	$13,747 M	$7,563 M
#8	Italy	$7,889 M	$3,658 M	$11,547 M	$4,231 M
#9	Japan	$6,421 M	$2,394 M	$8,815 M	$4,027 M
#10	Spain	$4,182 M	$3,249 M	$7,431 M	$933 M
#11	Switzerland	$3,938 M	$2,662 M	$6,600 M	$1,276 M
#12	Israel	$2,200 M	$4,199 M	$6,399 M	−$1,999 M
#13	Malaysia	$5,452 M	$483 M	$5,935 M	$4,968 M
#14	Canada	$4,319 M	$1,107 M	$5,425 M	$3,212 M
#15	Mexico	$3,354 M	$1,333 M	$4,687 M	$2,021 M

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Products & sectors

Product composition of Ireland's trade in 2024.

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Concentration & risk

Ireland's export partners concentrated over 1995–2024 — HHI 0.106 → 0.147, a moderately concentrated export base across 212 partners in 2024.

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Export and import partner HHI (0–1) and partner counts of Ireland per year.
Year	Export HHI	Import HHI	Export partners	Import partners
1995	0.106	0.173	196	180
1996	0.104	0.151	197	183
1997	0.093	0.144	195	182
1998	0.100	0.150	197	182
1999	0.104	0.151	199	186
2000	0.108	0.145	200	197
2001	0.107	0.166	200	205
2002	0.113	0.185	204	202
2003	0.111	0.135	202	203
2004	0.109	0.132	205	211
2005	0.108	0.138	207	209
2006	0.097	0.135	204	206
2007	0.100	0.139	206	214
2008	0.093	0.142	203	214
2009	0.097	0.139	211	210
2010	0.104	0.142	203	212
2011	0.109	0.150	207	213
2012	0.099	0.135	209	215
2013	0.091	0.138	209	218
2014	0.100	0.133	209	214
2015	0.106	0.127	207	216
2016	0.113	0.125	208	216
2017	0.114	0.135	206	219
2018	0.112	0.126	209	214
2019	0.112	0.127	206	217
2020	0.122	0.116	209	216
2021	0.105	0.101	208	224
2022	0.125	0.102	210	224
2023	0.118	0.096	211	224
2024	0.147	0.088	212	224

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