Ireland exported €1.8 billion of goods to Africa in 2023 and imported €1 billion. South Africa was our largest trading partner for both flows. We exported €388 million to and imported €321 million from South Africa. This included exports of €46 million of whiskey and imports of €124 million of platinum.
Ireland exported over 6,000 tonnes of cheese to Egypt, 3,200 tonnes of butter to Morocco and 33,000 tonnes of brewing malt to Nigeria. Notable imports from Africa in 2023 included €96 million of fertilisers, mainly from Algeria, Egypt and Morocco, €92 million of aluminium ores from Guinea, and €26 million of tea from Kenya.
| X-axis label | Imports | Exports |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 320.775634001504 | 0 |
| Egypt | 136.726865046197 | 0 |
| Nigeria | 96.6324782108971 | 0 |
| Morocco | 91.57314377 | 0 |
| Algeria | 59.64734972 | 0 | 0 |
| Algeria | 0 | 126.18583 |
| Guinea | 0 | 152.334604 |
| Morocco | 0 | 224.289519 |
| Egypt | 0 | 279.404612 |
| South Africa | 0 | 387.552149 |
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