Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Ireland
Ireland: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) was 91.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufactures exports in Ireland, 1963–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2025, manufactures exports in Ireland stood at 91.4%. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Ireland peaked at 91.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 21.3%, in 1963.
Ireland ranks 4th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 21.3% | — |
| 1964 | 24.2% | +13.6% |
| 1965 | 25.5% | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 27.7% | +8.9% |
| 1967 | 27.8% | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 32.5% | +16.9% |
| 1969 | 33.7% | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 35.7% | +6.0% |
| 1971 | 34.5% | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 38.1% | +10.5% |
| 1973 | 42.4% | +11.4% |
| 1974 | 46.9% | +10.5% |
| 1975 | 42.0% | -10.5% |
| 1976 | 47.5% | +13.2% |
| 1977 | 49.8% | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 49.8% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 52.6% | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 54.1% | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 57.9% | +7.1% |
| 1982 | 60.9% | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 62.3% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 63.6% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 64.7% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 65.2% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 64.8% | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 67.8% | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 67.2% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 69.1% | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 69.7% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 68.8% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 67.6% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 70.4% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 71.1% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 81.0% | +14.0% |
| 1997 | 80.3% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 83.2% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 84.7% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 85.9% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 87.3% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 87.7% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 85.6% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 85.4% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 85.7% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 84.3% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 84.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 84.9% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 85.9% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 84.4% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 86.0% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 85.1% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 84.6% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 84.3% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 86.6% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 87.6% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 86.5% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 88.1% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 88.7% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 89.9% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 89.3% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 89.6% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 89.8% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 90.7% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 91.4% | +0.7% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 91.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 59.0%, 1.5× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 91.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 63.6%, 1.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.5% | 21.3% | 33.7% | 7 |
| 1970s | 43.9% | 34.5% | 52.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.8% | 54.1% | 67.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.6% | 67.6% | 84.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.7% | 84.3% | 87.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.2% | 84.3% | 88.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.1% | 89.3% | 91.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More private sector data for Ireland
- Merchandise trade 62.7% (2025)
- Food imports 9.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 83.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 159.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 526.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.4% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 293.42 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 547.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 53,501 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4066 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in Ireland?
- Manufactures exports in Ireland was 91.4% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 91.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3% in 1963.
- How does Ireland rank for manufactures exports?
- Ireland ranks 4th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.