Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Ireland
Ireland: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside was 10.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside 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 outside in Ireland is 10.8%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 19.4% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Ireland peaked at 13.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 1981.
Ireland ranks 145th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.0% | — |
| 1961 | 9.3% | -15.1% |
| 1962 | 8.5% | -8.8% |
| 1963 | 9.1% | +7.1% |
| 1964 | 8.7% | -4.7% |
| 1965 | 9.6% | +11.3% |
| 1966 | 8.9% | -8.0% |
| 1967 | 9.4% | +5.7% |
| 1968 | 9.4% | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 8.0% | -14.5% |
| 1970 | 6.4% | -20.2% |
| 1971 | 6.2% | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 5.2% | -15.8% |
| 1973 | 5.8% | +10.0% |
| 1974 | 6.4% | +11.1% |
| 1975 | 6.3% | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 6.1% | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 5.9% | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 5.1% | -14.7% |
| 1979 | 4.3% | -15.4% |
| 1980 | 4.4% | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 2.8% | -36.2% |
| 1982 | 3.0% | +8.0% |
| 1983 | 3.6% | +18.9% |
| 1984 | 3.8% | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 3.6% | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 3.3% | -9.1% |
| 1987 | 3.1% | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 3.5% | +12.4% |
| 1989 | 3.6% | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 3.7% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 3.8% | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 4.0% | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 5.3% | +32.0% |
| 1994 | 5.7% | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 6.1% | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 6.6% | +9.3% |
| 1997 | 5.9% | -11.4% |
| 1998 | 6.0% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 5.0% | -16.0% |
| 2000 | 5.1% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 5.0% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 6.6% | +29.4% |
| 2004 | 6.6% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 8.3% | +27.1% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 9.3% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 11.5% | +22.8% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | -21.7% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 11.6% | +33.2% |
| 2022 | 13.4% | +15.8% |
| 2023 | 10.8% | -19.4% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 10.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.2%, 96% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 10.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.8%, 68% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.2% | 8.0% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.8% | 4.3% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.5% | 2.8% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.2% | 3.7% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 5.0% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 7.3% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 8.7% | 13.4% | 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 imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Ireland?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Ireland was 10.8% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 1981.
- How does Ireland rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Ireland ranks 145th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. 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 imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% 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 outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.