Ireland vs Philippines: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy

Ireland
150.13 billion current US$
in 2023
Philippines
126.11 billion current US$
in 2023
Ireland rank
33rd
Philippines rank
35th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy over time

  • Ireland
  • Philippines
050.0B100.0B150.0B196019912023

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 150.13 billion current US$ against 126.11 billion current US$ in Philippines, a difference of 24.02 billion current US$.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Philippines's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Philippines ahead.

Ireland ranks 33rd and Philippines ranks 35th of 206 countries.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Philippines Difference Ahead
1960s 915.20 million current US$ 891.90 million current US$ 23.30 million current US$ Ireland
1970s 4.05 billion current US$ 3.25 billion current US$ 805.92 million current US$ Ireland
1980s 11.45 billion current US$ 7.57 billion current US$ 3.89 billion current US$ Ireland
1990s 29.37 billion current US$ 23.43 billion current US$ 5.93 billion current US$ Ireland
2000s 62.43 billion current US$ 44.44 billion current US$ 17.98 billion current US$ Ireland
2010s 81.16 billion current US$ 81.12 billion current US$ 33.83 million current US$ Ireland
2020s 127.83 billion current US$ 120.81 billion current US$ 7.02 billion current US$ Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, Ireland or Philippines?
Ireland, at 150.13 billion current US$ against 126.11 billion current US$ in Philippines as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy between Ireland and Philippines?
24.02 billion current US$, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Philippines?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Philippines rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy?
Ireland ranks 33rd and Philippines ranks 35th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.