Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Ireland
Ireland: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.4066 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Ireland, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.4066 current US$ per US$ of GDP for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Ireland peaked at 0.7725 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1926 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1964.
Ireland ranks 40th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Ireland, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2137 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.2347 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.8% |
| 1962 | 0.2095 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 1963 | 0.2192 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1926 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 1965 | 0.2036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2138 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2293 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2362 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2283 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.2548 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2573 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2544 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2848 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.0% |
| 1974 | 0.3366 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3366 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3507 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 0.3915 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.7% |
| 1978 | 0.3885 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.3899 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.3862 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3715 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 0.3755 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4138 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 1984 | 0.4795 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.9% |
| 1985 | 0.487 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.4408 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 1987 | 0.4717 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4957 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5267 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 0.4815 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 1991 | 0.4865 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5066 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.5531 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5954 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 0.6466 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 1996 | 0.6378 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.6439 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7132 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.8% |
| 1999 | 0.7204 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7725 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7575 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6864 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5633 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.9% |
| 2004 | 0.5391 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5175 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4683 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 0.45 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4564 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4903 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5254 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5218 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.5146 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4801 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4543 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4083 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4285 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3943 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4164 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4166 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4131 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3595 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3906 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3672 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 0.396 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 2025 | 0.4066 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2181 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1926 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2362 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3245 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2544 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3915 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4448 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3715 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5267 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5985 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4815 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7204 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5701 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.45 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7725 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.456 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3943 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5254 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3888 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3595 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4131 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 37 Faroe Islands 0.4389 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 38 Lithuania 0.4372 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 39 Qatar 0.4118 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 41 Burkina Faso 0.4009 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 42 Nicaragua 0.3999 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 43 Poland 0.3997 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More private sector data for Ireland
- Merchandise trade 62.7% (2025)
- Food imports 9.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 82.7% (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$), annual growth rate 21.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 29,031 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Ireland?
- Merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Ireland was 0.4066 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7725 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2000.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1926 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1964.
- How does Ireland rank for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Ireland ranks 40th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Merchandise exports (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.