Ireland exported €208 billion of goods in 2022 and imported €141 billion. Over €134 billion of exports were of Chemicals & Related Products, comprising 64% of total exports. Machinery & Transport Equipment accounted for 14% of exports and Food & Live Animals were €14.7 billion, or 7% of the total.
Machinery & Transport Equipment was 37% of total imports, with a value of over €52 billion. This includes imports of aircraft. Imports of Chemicals & Related Products accounted for €38 billion (27%), while Food & Live Animals imports accounted for 7% of the total.
| Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | Machinery and transport equipment | Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material | Chemicals and related products | Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes | Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials | Crude materials, inedible, except fuels | Beverages and tobacco | Food and live animals | |
| % | 0 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | Machinery and transport equipment | Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material | Chemicals and related products | Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes | Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials | Crude materials, inedible, except fuels | Beverages and tobacco | Food and live animals | |
| % | 0 | 11 | 37 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
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