Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Ireland
Ireland: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin was 1.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Ireland, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in Ireland is 1.4%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in Ireland peaked at 2.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1999.
Ireland ranks 120th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.8% | — |
| 1961 | 1.2% | -32.6% |
| 1962 | 1.4% | +17.4% |
| 1963 | 1.3% | -9.6% |
| 1964 | 1.4% | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 1.7% | +21.2% |
| 1966 | 1.6% | -4.2% |
| 1967 | 1.9% | +22.3% |
| 1968 | 1.4% | -27.7% |
| 1969 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.5% | +8.9% |
| 1971 | 1.6% | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 1.3% | -19.0% |
| 1973 | 1.2% | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 1.2% | -5.0% |
| 1975 | 0.9% | -25.8% |
| 1976 | 1.2% | +41.5% |
| 1977 | 0.9% | -24.7% |
| 1978 | 0.8% | -16.2% |
| 1979 | 0.7% | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.7% | -8.0% |
| 1981 | 0.8% | +14.7% |
| 1982 | 0.8% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.8% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 1.0% | +20.2% |
| 1985 | 0.7% | -25.5% |
| 1986 | 0.7% | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 0.6% | -17.1% |
| 1988 | 0.8% | +46.8% |
| 1989 | 0.9% | +10.7% |
| 1990 | 0.9% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8% | -12.2% |
| 1992 | 0.9% | +8.7% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | -19.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | -8.9% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | +23.7% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | -22.4% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | -23.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | +30.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +13.8% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +70.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -27.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -11.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -11.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +20.5% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | +97.7% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | +43.3% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -29.9% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -19.7% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -23.3% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +20.9% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | +17.0% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +6.2% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 1.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 89% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 1.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.2%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.0% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 117 Kazakhstan 1.5% compare
- 118 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.4% compare
- 119 Macau, China 1.4% compare
- 121 Germany 1.3% compare
- 122 Greece 1.3% compare
- 123 Georgia 1.3% 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$), per unit of GDP 0.4066 current US$ 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 imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in Ireland?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in Ireland was 1.4% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1999.
- How does Ireland rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin?
- Ireland ranks 120th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.