Ireland exported more than €196 billion worth of goods in 2023 and imported €140 billion.
Chemicals & Related Products accounted for two-thirds of total exports.
The EU27 is Ireland's largest trading partner for exports, with €81 billion of exports.
There were over €26 billion of imports from the UK.
One-fifth of our imports in 2023 were from Asia.
Ireland exported €54 billion to the US in 2023 and imported €23 billion.
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Statistician's Comment
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today (26 November 2024) published Ireland’s Trade in Goods 2023.
Commenting on the release, Ciarán Counihan, Statistician in the International Trade in Goods Division, said: “In 2023, Ireland exported more than €196 billion worth of goods and imported €140 billion. Exports of Chemicals & Related Products accounted for almost two-thirds of total exports, with a value of more than €126 billion.
The EU27 accounted for more than €81 billion of our exports, while the US was the largest single export partner with exports of €54 billion.
Ireland’s biggest import partner in 2023 was the UK, accounting for €26 billion of our imports. The UK’s share of our total imports has fallen from 34% to 19% over the past 25 years.
There were €22 billion worth of exports to Asia, and one-fifth of our total imports in 2023, of which China accounted for €9 billion. We imported €5.7 billion more from Asia than we exported in 2023.
Ireland exported €1.8 billion of goods to Africa in 2023 and imported €1 billion. There was €868 million exported to South America and almost €1 billion to Oceania in 2023.“