The value of exports is dominated by foreign-owned enterprises, and in particular in the Industry sector.
In 2022, 87% of the value of exports was from foreign-owned enterprises. Over €173 billion was exported by foreign-owned enterprises, €159 billion of which was in the Industry sector (NACE B to E). Of the 11,769 exporting enterprises in 2022, 18% were foreign-owned.
There are more than four times as many Irish-owned exporting enterprises as there are foreign owned.
X-axis label | Industry | Wholesale & Retail | Other Activities |
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Irish Owned | 15891489182 | 7054245952 | 2908684981 |
Foreign Owned | 159013249043 | 7688286268 | 6681543361 |
X-axis label | Industry | Wholesale & Retail | Other Activities |
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Irish Owned | 2453 | 4166 | 3051 |
Foreign Owned | 580 | 801 | 718 |
Foreign-owned enterprises are also responsible for the majority of imports, albeit less dominant than in the export market.
When looking at imports, 73%, or €98 billion of imports were made by foreign-owned enterprises, of which €51 billion was in the industry sector, and €25 billion in the retail and wholesale sector.
In terms of the number of traders, there were twelve times as many Irish-owned importing enterprises than foreign-owned.
There were over 49,500 enterprises who imported goods greater than €1,000 in 2022. Of these, 45,704 were Irish-owned and 3,813 were foreign-owned enterprises.
X-axis label | Industry | Wholesale & Retail | Other Activities |
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Irish Owned | 11821547207 | 17862090719 | 6725967916 |
Foreign Owned | 51448907219 | 25273582373 | 21614324088 |
X-axis label | Industry | Wholesale & Retail | Other Activities |
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Irish Owned | 6436 | 18604 | 20664 |
Foreign Owned | 686 | 1288 | 1839 |
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