Faroe Islands vs Ireland: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Faroe Islands
0.4389 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Ireland
0.4066 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Faroe Islands rank
37th
Ireland rank
40th

Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Faroe Islands
  • Ireland
0.20.40.60.8196019922025

How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 0.4389 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4066 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ireland, a difference of 0.0323 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Faroe Islands ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 37th and Ireland ranks 40th of 203 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 3 and Ireland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3695 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2222 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1472 current US$ per US$ of GDP Faroe Islands
1970s 0.3902 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3245 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0657 current US$ per US$ of GDP Faroe Islands
1980s 0.3688 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4448 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.076 current US$ per US$ of GDP Ireland
1990s 0.4302 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5985 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1683 current US$ per US$ of GDP Ireland
2000s 0.3716 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5701 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1985 current US$ per US$ of GDP Ireland
2010s 0.4046 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.456 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0514 current US$ per US$ of GDP Ireland
2020s 0.4433 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3852 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0581 current US$ per US$ of GDP Faroe Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Faroe Islands or Ireland?
Faroe Islands, at 0.4389 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4066 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Faroe Islands and Ireland?
0.0323 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Faroe Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Ireland?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Faroe Islands and Ireland rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Faroe Islands ranks 37th and Ireland ranks 40th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 13,939 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.