Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Ireland
Ireland: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 90.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Ireland, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Ireland stood at 90.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Ireland peaked at 98.9% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 88.8%, in 2021.
Ireland ranks 24th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 98.4% | — |
| 1961 | 98.9% | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 98.2% | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 98.1% | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 97.2% | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 97.7% | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 96.4% | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 98.0% | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 97.4% | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 97.4% | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 97.6% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 97.4% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 97.8% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 96.3% | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 94.6% | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 94.9% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 94.1% | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 93.6% | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 93.6% | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 93.3% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 91.1% | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 90.1% | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 91.3% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 92.0% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 93.1% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 94.4% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 94.7% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 95.1% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 96.1% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 96.6% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 96.3% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 95.6% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 95.3% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 95.1% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 94.2% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 94.3% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 95.0% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 94.6% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 94.7% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 94.2% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 95.6% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 95.5% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 95.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 94.9% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 93.7% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 93.1% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 93.0% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 93.5% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 93.5% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 93.8% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 93.6% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 93.1% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 92.5% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 92.9% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 92.6% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 91.7% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 92.5% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 90.1% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 89.8% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 88.8% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 89.3% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 90.2% | +1.1% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 90.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 80.7%, 1.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 90.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83.1%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 97.8% | 96.4% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 95.3% | 93.3% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 93.0% | 90.1% | 95.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.3% | 94.2% | 96.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.4% | 93.0% | 95.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.6% | 90.1% | 93.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.5% | 88.8% | 90.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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$), per unit of GDP 0.4066 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 21.65 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to high-income economies in Ireland?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Ireland was 90.2% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 1961.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.8% in 2021.
- How does Ireland rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Ireland ranks 24th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.