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Trade With North and Central America 2023

Trade with North and Central America 2023

90% of trade in 2023 was with the US

Online ISSN: 2565-6236
CSO statistical publication, , 11am

Ireland’s trade with North and Central America is dominated by the USA, which accounted for €54 billion, or 89% of total exports to the region, and €23 billion, or 89% of total imports from the region in 2023.

Exports of Organic Chemicals and Medical & Pharmaceutical Products to the USA totalled €36 billion, which is two-thirds of the total value of exports to the USA in 2023. Imports of aircraft accounted for €6.8 billion, or 30% of total imports from the USA in 2023.

Excluding the USA, exports to the region were almost €7 billion. Of the other countries in the region, Ireland’s biggest export partners in 2023 were Canada, with exports of €4.1 billion, and Mexico with exports of €2.6 billion.

Imports from North and Central America, excluding the USA, were €2.9 billion, of which there were €1.8 billion from Mexico, and €782 million from Canada.

We also imported over 83,000 tonnes of bananas from Central America, 9,000 tonnes of pineapples from Costa Rica and 114,000 litres of rum from the Bahamas.

Trade with North and Central America
Mexico4
Rest of North and
Central America
0
US89
Canada7
Share of Imports from North and Central America
Mexico7
Rest of North and
Central America
1
US89
Canada3