Manufactures imports in Ireland
Ireland: Manufactures imports was 82.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Manufactures imports in Ireland, 1963–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 82.7% for manufactures imports in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures imports in Ireland peaked at 82.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 55.5%, in 1963.
That places Ireland 5th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Manufactures imports in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 55.5% | — |
| 1964 | 57.9% | +4.4% |
| 1965 | 57.8% | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 58.1% | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 58.4% | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 60.8% | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 65.6% | +7.9% |
| 1970 | 65.5% | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 64.5% | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 65.6% | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 67.8% | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 62.1% | -8.5% |
| 1975 | 63.6% | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 64.5% | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 65.5% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 70.3% | +7.3% |
| 1979 | 69.2% | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 66.0% | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 65.6% | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 66.3% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 67.0% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 68.2% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 68.1% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 70.9% | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 72.9% | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 76.0% | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 76.4% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 75.9% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 76.1% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 76.9% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 73.1% | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 74.0% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 75.7% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 76.7% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 79.1% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 80.9% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 81.5% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 81.8% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 81.6% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 81.3% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 79.1% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 77.9% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 76.9% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 75.5% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 76.1% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 72.3% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 72.2% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 70.0% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 71.0% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 71.3% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 70.4% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 73.4% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 77.3% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 79.6% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 79.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 79.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 79.9% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 81.1% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 82.8% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 80.7% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 82.4% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 82.7% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.1% | 55.5% | 65.6% | 7 |
| 1970s | 65.9% | 62.1% | 70.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.7% | 65.6% | 76.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.0% | 73.1% | 81.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.4% | 72.2% | 81.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.2% | 70.0% | 79.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.9% | 80.7% | 82.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 2 Guyana 83.1% compare
- 3 Hong Kong, China 83.0% compare
- 4 Slovenia 83.0% compare
- 6 Kazakhstan 81.0% compare
- 7 Slovakia 80.7% compare
- 8 Russian Federation 79.8% compare
More private sector data for Ireland
- Merchandise trade 62.7% (2025)
- Food imports 9.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 159.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 90.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 293.42 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 21.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 29,031 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures imports in Ireland?
- Manufactures imports in Ireland was 82.7% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures imports recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 82.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest manufactures imports recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.5% in 1963.
- How does Ireland rank for manufactures imports?
- Ireland ranks 5th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufactures imports rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. 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 imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.