Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia in Ireland
Ireland: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia was 0.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia in Ireland, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.3% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia in 2023.
The figure is up 12.6% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia in Ireland peaked at 0.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1972.
That places Ireland 146th out of 205 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4% | — |
| 1961 | 0.2% | -45.4% |
| 1962 | 0.3% | +49.8% |
| 1963 | 0.4% | +29.1% |
| 1964 | 0.3% | -21.8% |
| 1965 | 0.3% | -13.3% |
| 1966 | 0.2% | -27.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1% | -27.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1% | -11.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1% | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1% | +19.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1% | -21.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | -16.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.4% | +293.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | -67.7% |
| 1976 | 0.3% | +124.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | -52.9% |
| 1978 | 0.2% | +78.9% |
| 1979 | 0.3% | +51.4% |
| 1980 | 0.4% | +10.4% |
| 1981 | 0.4% | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3% | -22.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3% | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3% | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | -12.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4% | +21.4% |
| 1987 | 0.4% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.2% | -45.9% |
| 1989 | 0.2% | -8.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | -8.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | +9.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | +43.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -32.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | +14.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +13.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +14.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -34.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +16.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -18.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +46.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +17.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +38.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +53.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +22.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -49.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +14.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -19.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +21.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -29.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +46.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -20.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +12.6% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7%, 48% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5%, 65% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia in Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +293.4% | 0.1% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 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 low- and middle-income economies in south asia in Ireland?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia in Ireland was 0.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1972.
- How does Ireland rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia?
- Ireland ranks 146th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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.