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Table 1.1 Balance of International Payments | € million | |||
Merchandise Balance | Services and Income Balance | Current Account Balance | Current Account Balance as % of GDP | |
Q1 2022 | 46,260 | -30,219 | 16,042 | 13.5 |
Q1 2023 | 55,993 | -42,422 | 13,572 | 10.7 |
Q1-Q4 2021 | 168,500 | -108,968 | 59,532 | 13.7 |
Q1-Q4 2022 | 202,282 | -147,695 | 54,589 | 10.8 |
The Balance of Payments current account, a measure of Ireland’s economic flows with the rest of the world, showed a surplus of €13.6bn in the first quarter of 2023 down €2.5bn on the Q12022 surplus of €16bn. Reduced services and income balances were partially offset by an increased merchandise balance.
Current Account | |
Q4 2020 | -1.8804295517998 |
Q1 2021 | 16.4761199563341 |
Q2 2021 | 15.9552797914293 |
Q3 2021 | 19.3856637011868 |
Q4 2021 | 3.37455124560402 |
Q1 2022 | 13.5198401890292 |
Q2 2022 | 11.3119912946522 |
Q3 2022 | 7.1614478667581 |
Q4 2022 | 11.5106290265595 |
Q1 2023 | 10.6920291618368 |
Merchandise | Services | Primary Income | Secondary Income | Balance on Current Account | |
Q4 2020 | 34.422 | -15.111 | -20.072 | -1.045 | -1.806 |
Q1 2021 | 42.194 | 5.997 | -29.941 | -1.287 | 16.962 |
Q2 2021 | 39.921 | 6.112 | -28.575 | -1.002 | 16.456 |
Q3 2021 | 45.042 | 6.112 | -28.159 | -0.692 | 22.303 |
Q4 2021 | 41.343 | -12.772 | -23.334 | -1.427 | 3.811 |
Q1 2022 | 46.26 | 6.967 | -36.005 | -1.181 | 16.042 |
Q2 2022 | 47.937 | 1.245 | -34.184 | -1.193 | 13.805 |
Q3 2022 | 53.584 | -2.018 | -40.823 | -1.146 | 9.598 |
Q4 2022 | 54.501 | -6.428 | -31.754 | -1.175 | 15.144 |
Q1 2023 | 55.993 | -0.825 | -40.407 | -1.19 | 13.572 |
Direct Investment | Portfolio Investment | Other Investment | Reserve Assets | Balance on Financial Account | |
Q4 2020 | 5.355 | 18.562 | -14.148 | 0.396 | 10.167 |
Q1 2021 | 17.791 | 12.625 | -19.438 | 0.173 | 11.152 |
Q2 2021 | 7.268 | -6.509 | 24.242 | 0.072 | 25.074 |
Q3 2021 | 6.249 | -9.942 | 13.307 | 4.081 | 13.696 |
Q4 2021 | 19.485 | -15.819 | 2.913 | 0.654 | 7.233 |
Q1 2022 | 15.397 | -38.231 | 40.334 | -0.129 | 17.37 |
Q2 2022 | 24.269 | -24.519 | 11.895 | 0.033 | 11.677 |
Q3 2022 | -22.262 | -47.113 | 77.433 | 0.603 | 8.66 |
Q4 2022 | 15.314 | -27.917 | 26.274 | -0.022 | 13.647 |
Q1 2023 | 8.547 | -27.996 | 29.196 | 0.011 | 9.759 |
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