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Concentration of Trade

Concentration of Trade 2022

Over half of all goods exported by ten enterprises

Online ISSN: 2712-0295
CSO statistical publication, , 11am

There were 11,769 exporting enterprises who were identified on the CSO Business Register in 2022. The five highest value exporters accounted for over €88 billion or 44% of all exports in 2022. The top 50 enterprises exported over three quarters of total goods, equal to €155 billion.

X-axis label% of Total Exports
Top 5 Enterprises44
Top 10 Enterprises57
Top 20 Enterprises67
Top 50 Enterprises78
Top 100 Enterprises85

In 2022, there were 49,517 enterprises who were identified as goods importers on the CSO Business Register. There is less of a concentration on the imports side, with the top five enterprises accounting for a quarter of total imports in 2022. The largest 50 importers account for 52% of total imports.

X-axis label% of Total Imports
Top 5 Enterprises25
Top 10 Enterprises32
Top 20 Enterprises40
Top 50 Enterprises52
Top 100 Enterprises61