The Food, Chemical, and Pharmaceutical sectors accounted for 67.4% of all production in Ireland in 2022, down from 73.8% in 2021.
These three sectors had a combined Net Selling Value (NSV) of €89 billion, while the remaining sectors reported a value of €43 billion.
The total value of products manufactured in Ireland in 2022 was €132 billion.
The Pharmaceutical sector reported the highest NSV of €42.3 billion in 2022, an annual decrease of 27.2% compared with 2021.
The Top 10 industrial enterprises accounted for 43.8% of all production in Ireland in 2022 with an overall NSV of €57.8 billion.
The Top 50 industrial enterprises in Ireland represented 72.5% of the overall NSV with a value of €95.7 billion.
The headline table consists of the Net Selling Value (NSV) for the three largest Industrial production sectors of Food, Chemicals, and Pharmaceuticals in Ireland in 2022. It also shows the percentage breakdown of NSV for these sectors.
| Breakdown of largest sectors by Net Selling Value, 2022 | ||
| €'000 | % | |
| Food Products (10) | 23,773,616 | 18.0% |
| Chemicals & Chemical Products (20) | 22,988,369 | 17.4% |
| Basic Pharmaceutical Products & Preparations (21) | 42,266,590 | 32.0% |
| Other Sectors | 43,019,409 | 32.6% |
| Total NSV | 132,047,984 | 100.0% |
Basic Pharmaceutical Products & Preparations (€42.3bn) accounted for the largest proportion of NSV in 2022 at 32.0%. This was followed by Food Products (€23.8bn) at 18.0% of NSV and Chemicals & Chemical Products with an NSV of €23.0bn (17.4%).
| For long labels below use to display on multiple lines | NSV % |
|---|---|
| Food | 18 |
| Chemicals | 17.4 |
| Pharmaceuticals | 32 |
| Other Sectors | 32.6 |
Both Chemicals & Chemical Products and Computer, Electronic, Optical & Electrical Equipment accounted for the largest annual increases (+52.5%) in NSV, followed by Paper & Paper Products (+37.2%). Decreases in domestic NSV were recorded in Basic Pharmaceutical Products & Preparations (-27.2%) and Food Products (-5.6%).
| X-axis label | 2021 - 2022 |
|---|---|
| Chemicals & Chemical Products (20) | 52.5 |
| Computer, Electronic, Optical & Electrical Equipment (26,27) | 52.5 |
| Paper & Paper Products (17,18) | 37.2 |
| Wood & Wood Products, Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products, Furniture (16,23,31) | 28.5 |
| Mining of Metal Ores & Other Mining and Quarrying (07,08) | 26.5 |
| Rubber & Plastic Products (22) | 16.6 |
| Other (12,32,33) | 11.4 |
| Basic Metals & Fabricated Metal Products, Machinery & Equipment (24,25,28) | 10.5 |
| Beverages (11) | 3.3 |
| Textiles, Wearing Apparel, Leather & Related Products (13,14,15) | 1.9 |
| Transport Equipment (29,30) | 1 |
| Food Products (10) | -5.6 |
| Basic Pharmaceutical Products & Preparations (21) | -27.2 |
In 2022, the value of Food Products and Beverages combined was €26.0bn and represented a 19.7% share of total NSV. These sectors had an NSV of €27.4bn in 2021 and accounted for 20.6% of total NSV, up from 19.2% in 2020, when NSV was valued at €24.4bn.
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
| Mining of Metal Ores & Other Mining and Quarrying (07,08) | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Food Products (10) | 17.3 | 18.9 | 18 |
| Beverages (11) | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Textiles, Wearing Apparel, Leather & Related Products (13,14,15) | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Paper & Paper Products (17,18) | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1 |
| Chemicals & Chemical Products (20) | 16 | 11.3 | 17.4 |
| Basic Pharmaceutical Products & Preparations (21) | 41.7 | 43.6 | 32 |
| Rubber & Plastic Products (22) | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Basic Metals & Fabricated Metal Products, Machinery & Equipment (24,25,28) | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
| Computer, Electronic, Optical & Electrical Equipment (26,27) | 7.4 | 6.1 | 9.4 |
| Wood & Wood Products, Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products, Furniture (16,23,31) | 2.5 | 3.1 | 4 |
| Transport Equipment (29,30) | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Other (12,32,33) | 6.3 | 8.5 | 9.6 |
Basic Pharmaceutical Products & Preparations (€42.3bn) accounted for the largest NSV in 2022, followed by Food Products (€23.8bn), and Chemicals & Chemical Products (€23.0bn).
Between 2013 and 2022, production of Basic Pharmaceutical Products & Preparations increased by 45.7%, Food Products increased by 25.8%, and Chemicals & Chemical Products increased by 106.7%.
| Food Products (10) | Chemicals & Chemical Products (20) | Basic Pharmaceutical Products & Preparations (21) | |
| 2013 | 18.890653 | 11.119549 | 29.010038 |
| 2014 | 19.852745 | 14.61837 | 36.060141 |
| 2015 | 20.447922 | 16.884486 | 42.615325 |
| 2016 | 21.567121 | 15.329958 | 46.49925 |
| 2017 | 23.353948 | 10.31636 | 44.477397 |
| 2018 | 23.501571 | 12.928043 | 47.766773 |
| 2019 | 23.065433 | 21.357592 | 53.859334 |
| 2020 | 22.007563 | 20.346689 | 53.00471 |
| 2021 | 25.196903 | 15.071481 | 58.069439 |
| 2022 | 23.773616 | 22.988369 | 42.26659 |
The Top 10 industrial enterprises accounted for 43.8% of all production in Ireland in 2022. These 10 enterprises had a combined Net Selling Value (NSV) of €57.8bn, while the remaining 5,532 (56.2%) industrial enterprises reported €74.2bn.
The Top 50 industrial enterprises in Ireland represented 72.5% of the overall NSV with a value of €95.7bn, highlighting that the Manufacturing sector in Ireland is heavily reliant on a very small number of enterprises.
| For long labels below use to display on multiple lines | Euro bn |
|---|---|
| Other | 74.2 |
| Top 10 | 57.8 |
| For long labels below use to display on multiple lines | Euro bn |
|---|---|
| Other | 36.4 |
| Top 50 | 95.7 |
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Statistician's Comment
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today (20 July 2023) released - Irish Industrial Production by Sector (PRODCOM) 2022.
Commenting on the release, Eamonn Cleary, Statistician in the Business Statistics Division, said: "The value of products produced in Ireland decreased by 0.8% to €132bn in 2022.
The Food, Chemical, and Pharmaceutical sectors combined accounted for 67.4% of all industrial production activity in Ireland in 2022, compared with 73.8% in 2021.
The value of production of Pharmaceutical products in Ireland decreased by 27.2%, from €58.1bn in 2021 to €42.3bn in 2022.
There were 5,542 industrial enterprises included in the PRODCOM survey in 2022, yet the Top 10 industrial enterprises collectively accounted for almost half (43.8.%) of the value of all products produced in Ireland. The Top 50 industrial enterprises accounted for 72.5%, or €95.7bn of all industrial production in Ireland in 2022."