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International Trade in Services

2018

 € million
        
 ExportsImportsNet  ExportsImportsNet
 2017 2018
Total161,831205,323-43,492 180,077185,647-5,570
  of which:       
    UK26,27915,08711,192 28,28217,83210,450
    USA17,71347,461-29,748 20,90847,125-26,217
    Germany11,4033,3928,011 13,4754,4349,041
    Netherlands4,96522,509-17,544 5,87125,814-19,943

Service deficit of €5.6bn in 2018

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Total service exports increased by €18.2bn from €161.8bn in 2017 to €180.1bn in 2018. Total service imports decreased by €19.7bn from €205.3bn in 2017 to €185.6bn in 2018. The increase in service exports was principally due to increased computer service exports (+€18.1bn) while the decrease in service imports was predominantly due to decreased R&D service imports related to Intellectual Property (IP) (-€32.3bn). As a result, the services deficit moved from €43.5bn in 2017 to €5.6bn in 2018. UK, US, Germany and the Netherlands remain Ireland’s most significant trading partners.


Computer services exports at €86.2bn remains the largest export category and accounted for 47.9% of total service exports in 2018. Other business services imports, the residual import category, at €72.2bn, along with royalties/licences imports at €72.2bn, were the largest import categories. When combined, these two import categories accounted for 77.7% of total service imports in 2018 (see Table 1).

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Service exports to Europe (€90.4bn) increased by €8.7bn between 2017 and 2018 due mainly to increased computer service exports (+€10bn). Service exports to the UK and Germany increased by €2bn and €2.1bn respectively, due to increased computer services (+€1.9bn and +€1.8bn). Similarly, service exports to France, Netherlands and Switzerland increased by €0.9bn, €0.9bn and €0.8bn respectively also due to increased computer services (+€0.9bn, +€1.1bn and +€0.7bn) (see Tables 2a & 2b).

Service exports to the US (€20.9bn) increased by €3.2bn in the same period, mainly in other business services (+€2.1bn) and in royalty exports (+€1.7bn). Service exports to China increased by €0.9bn.

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Services imports from Europe (€73.5bn) increased by €7.8bn between 2017 and 2018 mainly due to increased other business services (+€3.7bn) and royalties imports (+€2.3bn). Imports from Netherlands, UK and Germany increased by €3.3bn, €2.7bn and €1bn respectively.


In the same period, service imports from offshore centres (€38.8bn) decreased by €21.8bn while imports from the US (€47.1bn) decreased by €0.3bn.

2018
Luxembourg317.3
Ireland112.9
Belgium47.7
Netherlands41.5
Denmark39.6
Switzerland33.5
Hungary32.1
Austria30.2
EU2824.7
Portugal23.8
United Kingdom21.7
Germany18
France17.8
Spain16.8
Italy12
Table 1 Exports and Imports of Services by Category, 20171 and 2018€ million
 2017 1 2018
ItemExportsImportsNet ExportsImportsNet
Services161,831205,323-43,492 180,077185,647-5,570
Repairs & Processing1,9954,766-2,771 1,9005,452-3,553
Transport8,0882,5995,488 7,7463,1094,636
Tourism and travel 4,9725,814-843 5,2376,270-1,035
Insurance9,7476,9672,780 9,6648,0401,623
Financial services15,54412,9232,622 15,35412,8512,503
Royalties/Licences9,10066,662-57,565 11,77772,180-60,403
Communications657693-35 415570-156
Computer services 68,0793,23364,846 86,2224,33081,893
Total other business services39,553101,024-61,471 38,02572,155-34,131
      Research and development6,72955,157-48,427 2,98822,901-19,914
      Operational leasing13,54291512,628 12,91072812,183
      Legal, accounting and other professional services3,1473,05097 *4,134*
      Advertising and market research3944,737-4,344 *4,740*
      Trade related services2,76415,120-12,356 2,88817,290-14,401
      Architectural engineering and other technical services22847183 22051169
      Other 12,75022,000-9,250 12,49122,312-9,821
Other services n.e.s.4,0976393,458 3,7426873,055
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*Suppressed for confidentiality reasons but included in 'Total other business services' total.
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Table 2a Exports and Imports of Services Classified by Geographic Location, 2018€ million
Region/CountryTotal Services Repairs & Processing Transport Tourism and Travel1 Insurance Financial services Royalties/Licences Communications Computer services2 Other services n.e.s. Total other business services
 ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports
                                  
Europe90,36873,480 694786 6,5461,253 2,7434,184 7,6025,971 11,1815,616 1,61029,347 133142 42,789704 3,449574 13,62324,904
 of which:                                
      Belgium2,7833,971 0* 184186 6059 125189 19936 65264 40 1,266* 4085 4773,198
      France 7,5783,266 4* 51793 292369 563571 314172 15642 10* 3,68042 9564 1,0851,865
      Germany 13,4754,434 8101 903115 468217 1,3021,443 31542 26159 110 7,27021 1,7398 1,1992,424
      Italy 6,3013,404 ** 44565 196311 1,951977 481* 3035 40 1,795* *0 8421,333
      Luxembourg-7991,543 600 100 163 19* 2,11762 ** 0* ** *12 356109
      Netherlands 5,87125,814 0* 17950 117110 12042 75521 10923,253 4* 3,644* 28950 6502,228
      Spain3,7092,530 ** 47466 2461,158 153134 19138 ** 5* 1,273* 3030 1,003820
      Sweden3,666867 ** 2520 4514 16649 15221 *20 0* 2,112* 33722 564445
      Switzerland4,2474,077 72* 10175 00 68122 2495 167* 40 2,484* 4390 664579
      United Kingdom 28,28217,832 50767 2,390564 1,0081,158 2,5421,724 5,6704,535 371330 8794 8,297220 3,009431 4,4008,706
                                 
    EMU 19342,81147,202 108667 3,092614 1,5632,736 4,3983,503 4,663886 85625,057 3841 22,411142 -596103 6,27813,452
    EU 28481,17567,501 618740 6,1811,179 2,7314,139 7,2945,459 10,5685,471 1,37825,473 125141 37,402697 3,185559 11,68723,646
 
North America22,89947,586 841* 994741 1,7371,057 1,006754 1,2815,483 *8,692 ** 3,2492,884 -99741 9,78526,684
 of which:                                
      Canada1,990459 0* 4023 287113 128 9513 *4 ** 27826 5520 525241
      United States520,90847,125 837* 954718 1,449945 996744 1,1865,471 4,7838,688 21* 2,9692,859 -1,55140 9,25926,442
                                 
Central America2,78731,380 240* 00 00 194643 51983 *27,035 ** 11223 -1620 823*
 of which:                                
      Bermuda1,1979,811 112* 00 00 112587 860 *5,860 424 280 *0 107*
                                 
South America1,740357 0* 00 00 6234 5110 240 0* 756 1894 1,340*
 of which:                                
      Brazil1,175206 00 00 00 ** ** 40 00 57* 1354 930179
                                 
Asia27,26213,271 *2,842 248 4141 596476 596291 3,075* ** *95 3,37810 7,1564,381
 of which:                                
      China4,6072,790 0* 00 300 115* 16* 43* *16 *6 2722 1,125385
      Japan 5,2031,388 0* 248 1141 45* 16068 ** 44 ** 6640 1,400631
  South Korea889109 0* 00 00 ** 20* 410 80 ** 4110 35981
      Taiwan, Province of China968227 0* 00 00 ** 425 *0 00 100 5760 27946
                                 
Africa 2,215* 0* 00 00 *41 23130 340 4* *10 1595 412428
 of which:                                
      South Africa1,383260 00 00 00 3833 16328 *0 *0 *8 1400 137190
                                 
Oceania and Polar regions4,178591 *4 60 056 4025 84* 157* ** ** 5990 1,086476
 of which:                                
      Australia3,932543 04 60 052 2614 60* 1528 ** ** 5380 1,049445
                                 
Not geographically allocated628,61218,348 37573 1971,067 716934 *98 1,410* 8382,038 ** ** -2,88448 3,79411,310
International Organisations14* 00 00 00 00 20 00 00 40 70 4*
                                 
Total180,077185,647 1,9005,452 7,7463,109 5,2376,270 9,6648,040 15,35412,851 11,77772,180 415570 86,2224,330 3,742687 38,02572,155
 of which:                                
      All offshore centres78,33938,792 174362 00 00 3731,035 961286 3,74332,245 1228 1,41532 -2310 1,8954,805
                                 
Table 2a Exports and Imports of Services Classified by Geographic Location, 2018 - continued€ million 
Region/CountryResearch and development Operational Leasing Legal, accounting and other professional services Advertising and market research Trade related services Architectural engineering and other technical services Other  Total other business services 
 ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports 
                         
Europe3792,376 4,303109 494900 459741 *11,039 *36 5,5639,703 13,62324,904 
 of which:                        
      Belgium1* 83* 14* 4* *628 ** 2731,501 4773,198 
      France *94 602* 5191 *79 1501,111 ** 215484 1,0851,865 
      Germany 61120 44613 7063 *103 1921,450 *4 245672 1,1992,424 
      Italy 4* 162* 2647 4* *393 ** 288763 8421,333 
      Luxembourg*0 24* 0* 0* 040 ** 32264 356109 
      Netherlands 31* 8314 *154 ** 64* ** 359301 6502,228 
      Spain** 3214 *65 4* *340 ** 244345 1,003820 
      Sweden*0 124* 2511 *11 39312 ** 240110 564445 
      Switzerland3339 125* 3010 46 48345 4* 417175 664579 
      United Kingdom 76216 72838 175310 217282 6553,403 208 2,5314,451 4,4008,706 
                         
    EMU 1931312,004 1,98160 247509 238408 *6,037 ** 2,163* 6,27813,452 
    EU 284*2,334 3,05899 457878 455722 *10,324 ** 5,025* 11,68723,646 
                         
North America*13,901 1,320* *2,021 *1,954 152* ** 1,873* 9,78526,684 
 of which:                        
      Canada*14 2980 76 *54 12* 0* 50148 525241 
      United States5*13,887 1,021* *2,015 201,901 140475 ** 1,821* 9,25926,442 
                         
Central America** 514* 12* ** 4463 4* 14355 823* 
 of which:                        
      Bermuda4* 120 120 40 44* 4* 307 107* 
                         
South America0* 1,328* ** ** 0* ** 10* 1,340* 
 of which:                        
      Brazil0* 9240 00 0* 0* 0* 662 930179 
                         
Asia61453 4,768132 232191 *423 652,382 *0 1,999801 7,1564,381 
 of which:                        
      China032 1,093* 610 067 12* 00 11162 1,125385 
      Japan 020 16072 ** 0* 16247 0* ** 1,400631 
      Korea, Republic of (South Korea)** 3600 ** 0* 4* 0* *39 35981 
      Taiwan, Province of China0* 264* 00 0* 020 0* 1419 27946 
                         
Africa ** 3030 *7 0* *307 80 5273 412428 
 of which:                        
      South Africa** 760 *2 0* ** 0* 4729 137190 
                         
Oceania and Polar regions141 16819 ** ** 21* 0* *40 1,086476 
 of which:                        
      Australia141 1394 ** ** 21* 0* *39 1,049445 
                         
Not geographically allocated61,0782,793 204287 129977 721,441 *2,612 *9 1,9933,192 3,79411,310 
International Organisations0* 00 0* 0* ** 0* ** 4* 
                         
Total2,98822,901 12,910728 *4,134 *4,740 2,88817,290 22051 12,49122,312 38,02572,155 
 of which:                        
      All offshore centres7** 605147 ** 442 56949 *0 871208 1,8954,805 
1Passenger fare receipts of resident carriers from foreign visitors are excluded from tourism and travel exports; such receipts are included under transport exports - see Background Notes. 
2Covers exports and imports of software that was not incorporated as part of computer hardware or physical media but separately transmitted by electronic means. The value of sales and purchases of additional software licences is also included.  
3The relevant EMU countries are: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain. 
4For analytical purposes, additional details are given of transactions between residents of Ireland and residents of the EU28 area. 
5The United States includes Puerto Rico. 
6This category covers data supplied by respondents without a geographical breakdown. 
7This category overlaps with the regions referred to above and covers Andorra, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cook Islands, Curacao, Dominica, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Isle of Man, Jersey, Lebanon, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Montserrat, Nauru, Niue, Panama, Philippines, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Seychelles, Singapore, St. Kitts and Nevis, St Maarten, Turks and Caicos Islands, US Virgin Islands, Vanuatu. 
*Suppressed for confidentiality reasons but included in the higher level aggregates. 
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Table 2b Exports and Imports of Services Classified by Geographic Location, 20171€ million
Region/CountryTotal Services Repairs & Processing Transport Tourism and Travel2 Insurance Financial services Royalties/Licences Communications Computer services3 Other services n.e.s. Total other business services
 ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports
  
Europe81,65465,685 882608 7,0721,187 2,6923,993 7,2964,791 11,1275,504 1,33327,067 210204 32,769618 3,872523 14,40221,192
 of which:
      Belgium2,9123,482 0* 177174 5951 6850 251* ** *0 1,062* *5 5082,653
      France 6,6632,866 4* 48988 294369 556557 252247 11750 11* 2,78849 9293 1,2191,489
      Germany 11,4033,392 8* 884109 399147 960825 31942 ** ** 5,49229 *4 1,4762,020
      Italy 6,4573,286 13* 42761 191303 2,219896 541* ** *28 1,55221 *0 9691,373
      Luxembourg-1,5152,162 840 80 69 17* 2,11799 *1,876 0* *7 *11 *106
      Netherlands 4,96522,509 ** 17347 105123 13477 62011 7220,054 ** 2,53714 *35 8522,099
      Spain3,6432,412 ** 56063 2551,147 13474 18338 ** ** 1,00016 3240 1,105769
      Sweden3,480785 ** 3880 4110 15872 14618 *20 5* 1,838* 36413 501458
      Switzerland3,3984,111 168* 9674 00 6779 2497 *3,169 ** 1,80114 *0 523689
      United Kingdom 26,27915,087 57186 2,349534 1,0321,051 2,4761,590 5,6604,161 358483 11695 6,390248 3,004415 4,3276,429
 
    EMU 19438,16342,532 135441 3,135579 1,4752,706 4,2412,588 4,6071,088 77622,956 7776 16,918166 -61477 7,41211,852
    EU 28573,50259,924 710530 6,3931,113 2,6753,979 7,0494,436 10,5045,296 1,19723,494 202203 28,852602 3,251507 12,67019,765
 
North America19,65547,880 759* 795654 1,526994 *1,263 1,2395,492 *7,884 2439 3,1281,943 -66* 7,64428,269
 of which:
      Canada1,939418 0* 3927 25592 *14 10012 *8 00 23523 697* 487203
      United States617,71347,461 755* 756627 1,270902 1,3801,247 1,1405,479 3,0997,876 2439 2,8921,918 -762* 7,15728,065
 
Central America2,99054,139 ** 00 00 192350 ** *24,316 40 72* -199* 1,521*
 of which:
      Bermuda1,401* *0 00 00 106223 840 *2,748 40 280 ** 793*
 
South America1,904408 *3 00 00 *39 ** 210 484 57* 1724 1,457*
 of which:
      Brazil1,248269 0* 00 00 3120 ** 50 80 ** 994 1,017229
 
Asia24,38411,921 *2,573 039 5223 528420 744314 1,967* *40 ** 3,16111 7,7463,867
 of which:
      China3,7172,589 0* 00 400 116* ** *0 120 *2 2231 1,034308
      Japan 5,7951,211 0* 039 1223 43* 232104 *353 48 ** 6930 2,134583
      South Korea911115 00 00 00 ** 23* 280 80 *0 *0 35192
      Taiwan, Province of China716128 0* 00 00 6* 579 *0 00 *0 3280 29331
 
Africa 1,905* 00 00 00 10557 273* 31* ** ** *5 422*
 of which:
      South Africa1,066217 00 00 00 33* 16128 ** 00 ** 1840 119138
 
Oceania and Polar regions3,597333 ** 60 056 6342 80* 890 ** ** 8550 606209
 of which:
      Australia3,327291 ** 60 052 2410 58* 850 ** ** 7870 564201
 
Not geographically allocated725,72324,414 54217 212720 704747 575 1,4141,435 1,8632,849 259401 19,331528 -3,92250 5,74817,461
International Organisations20* 00 00 00 00 *0 00 00 40 *0 8*
 
Total161,831205,323 1,9954,766 8,0882,599 4,9725,814 9,7476,967 15,54412,923 9,10066,662 657693 68,0793,233 4,097639 39,553101,024
 of which:
      All offshore centres87,23160,590 ** 00 00 286567 1,021313 2,29028,887 1624 1,068* *0 2,425*
Table 2b Exports and Imports of Services Classified by Geographic Location, 20171 - continued€ million 
Region/CountryResearch and development Operational Leasing Legal, accounting and other professional services Advertising and market research Trade related services Architectural engineering and other technical services Other  Total other business services 
 ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports 
  
Europe3362,360 4,942147 510714 272630 *8,888 *37 6,2148,413 14,40221,192 
 of which: 
      Belgium** 640 24* ** *480 *0 3211,270 5082,653 
      France 483 693* 5861 2954 134916 4* 293366 1,2191,489 
      Germany 5986 66446 7188 5068 1921,252 94 430477 1,4762,020 
      Italy 0* 184* 2627 5* *430 ** 437792 9691,373 
      Luxembourg*0 150 0* 0* 047 0* *48 *106 
      Netherlands ** 3026 33131 ** 61* ** 375290 8522,099 
      Spain** 331* *46 5* *336 *0 397315 1,105769 
      Sweden*0 1220 26* ** 35369 ** 18274 501458 
      Switzerland4236 154* 3811 40 48449 8* 228192 523689 
      United Kingdom 34120 75428 171215 141303 5771,975 2911 2,6203,777 4,3276,429 
  
    EMU 1941282,085 2,501114 256443 122265 *5,094 *24 3,0863,828 7,41211,852 
    EU 2852942,323 3,609143 464699 267599 *8,012 *35 5,9767,952 12,67019,765 
  
North America*16,540 1,218* *1,487 *1,378 181* 20* 2,5827,955 7,64428,269 
 of which: 
      Canada025 2600 510 5738 12* 0* 150106 487203 
      United States6 *16,516 959* *1,478 *1,339 169* 168 2,4297,851 7,15728,065 
  
Central America** 617* ** 4* 4453 4* 7778 1,521* 
 of which: 
      Bermuda** 9* *0 40 44* 40 2735 793* 
  
South America** 1,345* 0* ** 0* 0* 108130 1,457* 
 of which: 
      Brazil0* 897* 00 0* 0* 00 12082 1,017229 
  
Asia*243 4,759242 182147 *322 641,640 *0 2,6281,274 7,7463,867 
 of which: 
      China018 1,004* 68 019 12* 00 8136 1,034308 
      Japan *19 142158 *15 044 16153 *0 *195 2,134583 
      Korea, Republic of (South Korea)00 3400 ** ** 4* *0 641 35192 
      Taiwan, Province of China00 279* 00 00 06 00 15* 29331 
  
Africa ** 3088 *3 0* *293 *0 5992 422* 
 of which: 
      South Africa** 570 ** 00 8114 *0 4619 119138 
  
Oceania and Polar regions04 14710 3420 124 2079 *0 *74 606209 
 of which: 
      Australia04 1194 3420 124 2076 *0 *77 564201 
  
Not geographically allocated74,247* 204279 116669 36* 3693,293 964 6813,983 5,74817,461 
International Organisations** 00 *4 *8 40 *0 *0 8* 
  
Total6,72955,157 13,542915 3,1473,050 3944,737 2,76415,120 22847 12,75022,000 39,553101,024 
 of which: 
      All offshore centres8740* 658125 23666 468 56414 120 717641 2,425* 
1Revised 
2Passenger fare receipts of resident carriers from foreign visitors are excluded from tourism and travel exports; such receipts are included under transport exports - see Background Notes. 
3Covers exports and imports of software that was not incorporated as part of computer hardware or physical media but separately transmitted by electronic means. The value of sales and purchases of additional software licences is also included. 
4The relevant EMU countries are: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain. 
5For analytical purposes, additional details are given of transactions between residents of Ireland and residents of the EU28 area. 
6United States includes Puerto Rico. 
7This category covers data supplied by respondents without a geographical breakdown. 
8This category overlaps with the regions referred to above and covers Andorra, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cook Islands, Curacao, Dominica, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Isle of Man, Jersey, Lebanon, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Montserrat, Nauru, Niue, Panama, Philippines, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Seychelles, Singapore, St. Kitts and Nevis, St Maarten, Turks and Caicos Islands, US Virgin Islands, Vanuatu. 
*Suppressed for confidentiality reasons but included in the higher level aggregates. 
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Table 3 Exports and Imports of Services classified by country, 2017-2018€ million
Region/Country2017 12018
ExportsImportsNet ExportsImportsNet
Algeria*6***13
Angola****0*
Argentina162491121105753
Australia3,3272913,0363,9325433,389
Austria9344504861,037472565
Bahamas31**23**
Bahrain6215978672
Barbados9078121132588
Belarus**22**26
Belgium2,9123,482-5702,7833,971-1,188
Bermuda1,401**1,1979,811-8,613
Bosnia and Herzegovina*0**0*
Brazil1,2482699771,175206968
Virgin Islands, British 77**81**
Bulgaria965443973760
Canada1,9394181,5221,9904591,529
Cayman Islands551**574**
Chile*17**21*
China3,7172,5891,1284,6072,7901,817
Colombia1483911115632124
Croatia7052191128926
Curacao202000
Cyprus-28339-322-43647-483
Czech Republic429318111515276239
Denmark1,6733231,3501,7723551,417
Dominican Republic100302
Ecuador10**16**
Egypt2296916016961108
El Salvador14013929
Estonia39**542826
Ethiopia108**96**
Finland1,2305017301,316699618
France6,6632,8663,7977,5783,2664,311
Georgia****0*
Germany11,4033,3928,01013,4754,4349,041
Gibraltar75**103**
Greece376182195398178220
Guernsey861273831271
Hong Kong693179516834473360
Hungary*102**105*
Iceland******
India2,9347522,1823,1278962,231
Indonesia4542443145028426
Isle of Man -20796-303-59158-649
Israel1,0051968081,221287934
Italy6,4573,2863,1716,3013,4042,897
Jamaica000403
Japan5,7951,2114,5835,2031,3883,814
Jersey111408-295124638-514
Jordan98158293**
Kazakhstan1189110143**
Kenya9015751111495
South Korea911115797889109780
Kuwait123**150**
Latvia704030922666
Lebanon48**54**
Libya2001827**
Liechtenstein******
Lithuania103317212421102
Luxembourg-1,5152,162-3,678-7991,543-2,341
Macao1701720020
Malaysia3482232531168241
Malta110335-2251488067
Marshall Islands29-5017-17
Mexico679230450704189515
Montenegro*****8
Morocco*21**15*
Netherlands4,96522,509-17,5435,87125,814-19,944
New Zealand2014198197**
Nigeria120104161101027
Norway2,0771961,8832,0781931,885
Oman848751238117
Pakistan11017941158107
Panama99**45**
Philippines223430-206156312-156
Poland1,2805207601,561594968
Portugal755554201817494324
Qatar38924364472**
Romania119149-3016114715
Russian Federation1,5924241,1681,8633721,491
Rwanda***5**
Saudi Arabia655404250751350403
Serbia42**57**
Singapore3,810**5,373**
Slovakia11333791264383
Slovenia70**982971
South Africa1,0662178491,3832601,124
Spain3,6432,4121,2313,7092,5301,180
Sri Lanka37236*10*
Sweden3,4807852,6953,6668672,799
Switzerland3,3984,111-7154,2474,077170
Taiwan, Province of China716128588968227743
Thailand3076324227262209
Trinidad and Tobago11***4*
Tunisia2071339831
Turkey686247441818256561
Ukraine91197213621115
United Arab Emirates*300*1,5483571,190
United Kingdom26,27915,08711,19128,28217,83210,451
United States217,71347,461-29,74920,90847,125-26,217
Uruguay404400
Venezuela1931510**
Viet Nam185101741714168
Virgin Islands, US000000
International Organisations20**14**
Not geographically allocated325,83924,5341,30528,72818,47610,255
Marginal trade4395206189374122252
 
World total161,831205,323-43,491 180,077185,647-5,571
1Revised
2The United States includes Pureto Rico.
3This category covers data supplied by respondents without a geographical breakdown.
4Subtotal for countries for which exports and imports are less than €10m.
*Suppressed for confidentiality reasons but included in world total.
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Background Notes

The International Trade in Services provides, on an annual basis, greater analysis of the service components and significantly more geographical detail, including a cross-classification of service components according to counterpart country/region. The data are collected and compiled within the BOP framework and as such are designed to comply in so far as possible with the stipulated international methodological standards. They also conform closely with international presentation formats taking materiality and relevance into account as well as data confidentiality constraints. The results published in this release are generally compatible with the information supplied to and published by Eurostat and the European Central Bank (ECB) concerning the economic activities of EU and EMU residents with non-residents of these areas. The figures are also compatible with those supplied to other international organisations such as IMF and OECD.

 

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