Ireland vs Pre-demographic dividend: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy over time
- Ireland
- Pre-demographic dividend
How they compare
Pre-demographic dividend currently reports 341.87 billion current US$ against 150.13 billion current US$ in Ireland, a difference of 191.74 billion current US$.
That makes Pre-demographic dividend's figure about 2.3 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Pre-demographic dividend ahead.
Ireland ranks 33rd and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 37th of 206 countries.
Pre-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Pre-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 915.20 million current US$ | 3.48 billion current US$ | 2.57 billion current US$ | Pre-demographic dividend |
| 1970s | 4.05 billion current US$ | 15.77 billion current US$ | 11.71 billion current US$ | Pre-demographic dividend |
| 1980s | 11.45 billion current US$ | 32.80 billion current US$ | 21.35 billion current US$ | Pre-demographic dividend |
| 1990s | 29.37 billion current US$ | 35.09 billion current US$ | 5.72 billion current US$ | Pre-demographic dividend |
| 2000s | 62.43 billion current US$ | 107.21 billion current US$ | 44.78 billion current US$ | Pre-demographic dividend |
| 2010s | 81.16 billion current US$ | 260.79 billion current US$ | 179.63 billion current US$ | Pre-demographic dividend |
| 2020s | 127.83 billion current US$ | 292.92 billion current US$ | 165.09 billion current US$ | Pre-demographic dividend |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, Ireland or Pre-demographic dividend?
- Pre-demographic dividend, at 341.87 billion current US$ against 150.13 billion current US$ in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy between Ireland and Pre-demographic dividend?
- 191.74 billion current US$, with Pre-demographic dividend ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Pre-demographic dividend?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy?
- Ireland ranks 33rd and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 37th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.