Transport services in Ireland
Ireland: Transport services was 2.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Ireland, 2005–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for transport services in Ireland is 2.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.2% on the previous year and down 50.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Ireland peaked at 5.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2021.
Ireland ranks 188th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Transport services in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4.9% | — |
| 2006 | 4.5% | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 5.9% | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | -19.4% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -72.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | +138.6% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | +27.9% |
| 2024 | 2.2% | -16.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.5% | 5.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 3.2% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 0.9% | 2.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 185 Grenada 2.7% compare
- 186 Palestine, State of 2.4% compare
- 187 Cayman Islands 2.4% compare
- 189 Guinea 2.1% compare
- 190 Libya 1.8% compare
- 191 Macau, China 1.7% 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 transport services in Ireland?
- Transport services in Ireland was 2.2% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2021.
- How does Ireland rank for transport services?
- Ireland ranks 188th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Transport services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.