Ireland shipped US$117.4 billion worth of goods around the world in 2014. The adjacent list reveals the 10 top Irish trade partners, accounting for 79.1% of total Irish exports.
Aircraft, Spacecraft Exports
Irish exports for this product category were $394.6 million. The 10 countries below imported 88.8% of that total.
1. United States: $138.3 million (35%)
2. United Kingdom: $120.1 million (30.4%)
3. Turkey: $43.3 million (11%)
4. France: $11.8 million (3%)
5. Canada: $8.9 million (2.3%)
6. China: $6.6 million (1.7%)
7. Israel: $6 million (1.5%)
8. Germany: $5.8 million (1.5%)
9. Denmark: $5.1 million (1.3%)
10. Singapore: $4.5 million (1.1%)
Alcoholic Beverages Exports
Irish exports for this product category were $1.4 billion. The 10 countries below imported 84.1% of that total.
1. United States: $420.7 million (31%)
2. United Kingdom: $416.8 million (30.7%)
3. Canada: $70.8 million (5.2%)
4. Germany: $70.6 million (5.2%)
5. France: $48.1 million (3.5%)
6. Latvia: $48.1 million (3.5%)
7. Australia: $18 million (1.3%)
8. Netherlands: $17.6 million (1.3%)
9. Spain: $16.3 million (1.2%)
10. Italy: $15.9 million (1.2%)
Aluminum Exports
Irish exports for this product category were $128.2 million. The 10 countries below imported 93.8% of that total.
1. United Kingdom: $86.6 million (67.6%)
2. Germany: $11.7 million (9.1%)
3. United States: $7.9 million (6.2%)
4. India: $4.3 million (3.4%)
5. Sweden: $3.6 million (2.8%)
6. Hong Kong: $2.1 million (1.7%)
7. Japan: $1.2 million (0.9%)
8. Norway: $1.1 million (0.8%)
9. Canada: $939,000 (0.7%)
10. Denmark: $760,000 (0.6%)
Automobile Exports
Irish exports for this product category were $341.7 million. The 10 countries below imported 88.7% of that total.
1. United Kingdom: $219 million (64.1%)
2. Germany: $30.6 million (9%)
3. Poland: $11.3 million (3.3%)
4. Nigeria: $8.6 million (2.5%)
5. France: $7.2 million (2.1%)
6. Spain: $6.2 million (1.8%)
7. Belgium: $5.8 million (1.7%)
8. Netherlands: $5.6 million (1.6%)
9. Czech Republic: $5 million (1.5%)
10. United States: $3.5 million (1%)
Cereals Exports
Irish exports for this product category were $23.9 million. The 10 countries below imported 100% of that total.
1. United Kingdom: $17.5 million (73.1%)
2. Canada: $2.7 million (11.3%)
3. Belgium: $1.8 million (7.3%)
4. Netherlands: $955,000 (4%)
5. Spain: $850,000 (3.6%)
6. Germany: $131,000 (0.5%)
7. Malta: $23,000 (0.1%)
8. Sweden: $12,000 (0.05%)
9. Italy: $6,000 (0.03%)
10. Kenya: $4,000 (0.02%)
Organic Chemicals Exports
Irish exports for this product category were $26.5 billion. The 10 countries below imported 96.2% of that total.
1. United States: $9.9 billion (37.3%)
2. Belgium: $6.1 billion (23.1%)
3. Switzerland: $5.9 billion (22.3%)
4. United Kingdom: $1.1 billion (4.3%)
5. Japan: $625.1 million (2.4%)
6. Spain: $609 million (2.3%)
7. Italy: $343 million (1.3%)
8. Canada: $297.6 million (1.1%)
9. France: $274.7 million (1%)
10. China: $252.3 million (1%)
Clothing (Not Knit or Crochet) Exports
Irish exports for this product category were $144.8 million. The 10 countries below imported 97% of that total.
1. United Kingdom: $69.9 million (48.3%)
2. France: $36.1 million (24.9%)
3. Spain: $19 million (13.1%)
4. Germany: $6.1 million (4.2%)
5. United States: $2.9 million (2%)
6. Netherlands: $2.4 million (1.7%)
7. Sweden: $1.3 million (0.9%)
8. Finland: $929,000 (0.6%)
9. Belgium: $897,000 (0.6%)
10. Denmark: $837,000 (0.6%)
Copper Exports
Irish exports for this product category were $54.3 million. The 10 countries below imported 97.8% of that total.
1. United Kingdom: $38 million (70.1%)
2. Netherlands: $5.2 million (9.6%)
3. Germany: $4.1 million (7.6%)
4. Hong Kong: $1.9 million (3.5%)
5. Switzerland: $1.1 million (2%)
6. Belgium: $955,000 (1.8%)
7. Italy: $751,000 (1.4%)
8. France: $382,000 (0.7%)
9. Singapore: $362,000 (0.7%)
10. United States: $315,000 (0.6%)
Electronic Equipment Exports
Irish exports for this product category were $4.3 billion. The 10 countries below imported 72.4% of that total.
1. United Kingdom: $834.1 million (19.3%)
2. Germany: $675.6 million (15.6%)
3. United States: $512.4 million (11.9%)
4. Belgium: $233.3 million (5.4%)
5. Netherlands: $177.8 million (4.1%)
6. Israel: $168.5 million (3.9%)
7. France: $153.2 million (3.5%)
8. South Korea: $147.1 million (3.4%)
9. China: $114.2 million (2.6%)
10. Czech Republic: $112.5 million (2.6%)
Footwear Exports
Irish exports for this product category were $48.2 million. The 10 countries below imported 97.1% of that total.
1. United Kingdom: $26.3 million (54.6%)
2. France: $10.4 million (21.7%)
3. Spain: $4.6 million (9.6%)
4. Netherlands: $2.6 million (5.3%)
5. United States: $1.4 million (3%)
6. Germany: $658,000 (1.4%)
7. Sweden: $213,000 (0.4%)
8. Canada: $194,000 (0.4%)
9. Japan: $178,000 (0.4%)
10. Togo: $162,000 (0.3%)
Furniture, Lighting, Signs Exports
Irish exports for this product category were $262.8 million. The 10 countries below imported 89.2% of that total.
1. United Kingdom: $192.2 million (73.1%)
2. United States: $19.6 million (7.5%)
3. Germany: $4.9 million (1.9%)
4. South Africa: $3.9 million (1.5%)
5. France: $3.5 million (1.3%)
6. Spain: $2.8 million (1%)
7. Belgium: $2.5 million (1%)
8. Australia: $1.8 million (0.7%)
9. China: $1.7 million (0.6%)
10. Saudi Arabia: $1.7 million (0.6%)
Gems, Precious Metals Exports
Irish exports for this product category were $240.2 million. The 10 countries below imported 70.3% of that total.
1. United States: $93.4 million (38.9%)
2. United Kingdom: $41.2 million (17.2%)
3. Germany: $17.8 million (7.4%)
4. Switzerland: $3.8 million (1.6%)
5. France: $3.5 million (1.4%)
6. Italy: $3.2 million (1.3%)
7. Sweden: $2.6 million (1.1%)
8. Spain: $1.3 million (0.6%)
9. Belgium: $1.1 million (0.5%)
10. India: $881,000 (0.4%)
Inorganic Chemicals Exports
Irish exports for this product category were $820.9 million. The 10 countries below imported 93.5% of that total.
1. France: $180.6 million (22%)
2. Russia: $128.5 million (15.7%)
3. Netherlands: $123.4 million (15%)
4. United Kingdom: $83.9 million (10.2%)
5. Sweden: $63.9 million (7.8%)
6. Norway: $59.3 million (7.2%)
7. Germany: $53.2 million (6.5%)
8. Iceland: $42.9 million (5.2%)
9. Belgium: $19.9 million (2.4%)
10. Finland: $12.3 million (1.5%)
Iron and Steel Exports
Irish exports for this product category were $269.2 million. The 10 countries below imported 94.9% of that total.
1. United Kingdom: $160.7 million (59.7%)
2. Spain: $44.3 million (16.4%)
3. Portugal: $25.7 million (9.6%)
4. Mexico: $5.5 million (2%)
5. India: $4.4 million (1.6%)
6. Sweden: $4.2 million (1.6%)
7. United States: $4.2 million (1.5%)
8. Pakistan: $2.3 million (0.9%)
9. Bangladesh: $2.3 million (0.8%)
10. Germany: $1.9 million (0.7%)
Iron or Steel Product Exports
Irish exports for this product category were $383.9 million. The 10 countries below imported 88.3% of that total.
1. United Kingdom: $222.2 million (57.9%)
2. Germany: $41.5 million (10.8%)
3. United States: $24.3 million (6.3%)
4. Netherlands: $13.6 million (3.5%)
5. Mexico: $9.2 million (2.4%)
6. Italy: $6.9 million (1.8%)
7. France: $6.9 million (1.8%)
8. Norway: $5.5 million (1.4%)
9. China: $4.8 million (1.2%)
10. Denmark: $4.2 million (1.1%)
Machines, Engines, Pumps Exports
Irish exports for this product category were $8.5 billion. The 10 countries below imported 60.6% of that total.
1. United Kingdom: $1.3 billion (15.3%)
2. Germany: $868.9 million (10.2%)
3. United States: $863.1 million (10.2%)
4. France: $550 million (6.5%)
5. Poland: $375.8 million (4.4%)
6. Netherlands: $345.7 million (4.1%)
7. Saudi Arabia: $225 million (2.6%)
8. Singapore: $224 million (2.6%)
9. Italy: $206.6 million (2.4%)
10. Hong Kong: $194.8 million (2.3%)
Meat Exports
Irish exports for this product category were $3.5 billion. The 10 countries below imported 88.3% of that total.
1. United Kingdom: $1.4 billion (41.8%)
2. France: $377.7 million (10.9%)
3. Italy: $259.7 million (7.5%)
4. Netherlands: $235 million (6.8%)
5. Germany: $206.6 million (6%)
6. Sweden: $154 million (4.5%)
7. Denmark: $124.5 million (3.6%)
8. Hong Kong: $91 million (2.6%)
9. Belgium: $87.3 million (2.5%)
10. Spain: $71.2 million (2.1%)
Medical, Technical Equipment Exports
Irish exports for this product category were $11.7 billion. The 10 countries below imported 87.8% of that total.
1. United States: $4.9 billion (42.1%)
2. Netherlands: $1.7 billion (14.8%)
3. Japan: $933.2 million (8%)
4. Belgium: $773.3 million (6.6%)
5. Germany: $496.7 million (4.3%)
6. United Kingdom: $443.4 million (3.8%)
7. Mexico: $261.9 million (2.2%)
8. France: $243.8 million (2.1%)
9. Australia: $223.6 million (1.9%)
10. China: $219.1 million (1.9%)
Oil Exports
Irish exports for this product category were $1.6 billion. The 10 countries below imported 59.7% of that total.
1. United Kingdom: $557.5 million (34.6%)
2. United States: $299.6 million (18.6%)
3. Netherlands: $49.5 million (3.1%)
4. France: $23.3 million (1.4%)
5. Germany: $8.4 million (0.5%)
6. Belgium: $6.7 million (0.4%)
7. Italy: $6.1 million (0.4%)
8. Spain: $4.7 million (0.3%)
9. Sweden: $4.7 million (0.3%)
10. Israel: $1.9 million (0.1%)
Paper Exports
Irish exports for this product category were $241.1 million. The 10 countries below imported 93.5% of that total.
1. United Kingdom: $178.1 million (73.9%)
2. Germany: $22 million (9.1%)
3. United States: $6.5 million (2.7%)
4. Netherlands: $4.7 million (1.9%)
5. France: $4 million (1.6%)
6. Italy: $2.4 million (1%)
7. Spain: $2.3 million (1%)
8. Singapore: $2.1 million (0.9%)
9. Belgium: $1.8 million (0.7%)
10. Hungary: $1.6 million (0.7%)
Perfumes, Cosmetics Exports
Irish exports for this product category were $9.1 billion. The 10 countries below imported 73.5% of that total.
1. United States: $2.4 billion (25.8%)
2. United Kingdom: $886.1 million (9.7%)
3. Mexico: $739.8 million (8.1%)
4. Germany: $622.9 million (6.8%)
5. France: $581.7 million (6.4%)
6. Spain: $537.8 million (5.9%)
7. Saudi Arabia: $360.6 million (3.9%)
8. Italy: $268 million (2.9%)
9. Japan: $203.1 million (2.2%)
10. Belgium: $165.9 million (1.8%)
Pharmaceuticals Exports
Irish exports for this product category were $27.2 billion. The 10 countries below imported 84.6% of that total.
1. Belgium: $7.3 billion (27%)
2. United States: $5.6 billion (20.8%)
3. France: $2.4 billion (8.7%)
4. Germany: $2.3 billion (8.3%)
5. United Kingdom: $1.8 billion (6.6%)
6. Spain: $924 million (3.4%)
7. Italy: $867 million (3.2%)
8. Switzerland: $644.6 million (2.4%)
9. Netherlands: $608.8 million (2.2%)
10. China: $541.2 million (2%)
Plastics Exports
Irish exports for this product category were $1.5 billion. The 10 countries below imported 84.7% of that total.
1. United Kingdom: $621.5 million (41.1%)
2. United States: $246.2 million (16.3%)
3. Germany: $100.5 million (6.6%)
4. France: $96.4 million (6.4%)
5. Belgium: $52.1 million (3.4%)
6. Italy: $41.8 million (2.8%)
7. India: $41.1 million (2.7%)
8. Netherlands: $38.8 million (2.6%)
9. Sweden: $22 million (1.5%)
10. Poland: $21.9 million (1.4%)
Rubber Exports
Irish exports for this product category were $93.9 million. The 10 countries below imported 93.7% of that total.
1. United Kingdom: $56.9 million (60.6%)
2. Germany: $15.4 million (16.4%)
3. Netherlands: $5.5 million (5.9%)
4. Mexico: $4.1 million (4.4%)
5. United States: $2 million (2.1%)
6. Canada: $1.1 million (1.1%)
7. Czech Republic: $859,000 (0.9%)
8. Hungary: $761,000 (0.8%)
9. Denmark: $719,000 (0.8%)
10. Saudi Arabia: $709,000 (0.8%)
Wood Exports
Irish exports for this product category were $524.1 million. The 10 countries below imported 96.2% of that total.
1. United Kingdom: $415.1 million (79.2%)
2. Netherlands: $25.4 million (4.8%)
3. Germany: $14.7 million (2.8%)
4. Belgium: $12.8 million (2.4%)
5. France: $11.5 million (2.2%)
6. Norway: $7.5 million (1.4%)
7. Sweden: $6.8 million (1.3%)
8. Turkey: $4.6 million (0.9%)
9. United States: $3.6 million (0.7%)
10. Russia: $2.5 million (0.5%)
Knit or Crochet Clothing Exports
Irish exports for this product category were $186.1 million. The 10 countries below imported 97.4% of that total.
1. United Kingdom: $82.7 million (44.4%)
2. France: $58.4 million (31.4%)
3. Spain: $19.1 million (10.3%)
4. United States: $10.1 million (5.4%)
5. Germany: $5 million (2.7%)
6. Japan: $2.2 million (1.2%)
7. Russia: $1.2 million (0.7%)
8. Netherlands: $960,000 (0.5%)
9. Romania: $831,000 (0.4%)
10. Italy: $749,000 (0.4%)
The following countries represent expanding opportunities for Irish exports from 2010 to 2014.
Data source: Trade Map, International Trade Centre, www.intracen.org/marketanalysis
Data source: Trade Map, International Trade Centre, www.intracen.org/marketanalysis
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