Ireland’s biggest trading surplus in 2017 was with the USA. The value of exports was over twice the value of imports, giving a trading surplus of almost €17 billion with the USA. There was a surplus of almost €12 billion with Belgium, and a surplus of over €5 billion with Switzerland.
The largest trade deficit in 2017 was with France, with over €5 billion of exports and more than €10 billion of imports recorded, giving a trading deficit of €5 billion. This was largely due to trade in aircraft.
| X-axis label | deficit | surplus |
|---|---|---|
| United States | null | 16.9155396699854 |
| Belgium | null | 11.9392758363129 |
| Switzerland | null | 5.60993557637813 |
| Netherlands | null | 3.49541804764053 |
| Germany | null | 3.20900680003815 |
| null | null | |
| South Korea | -0.341062275603233 | null |
| India | -0.45799504567073 | null |
| Norway | -0.736567654983241 | null |
| UK | -2.41302839621799 | null |
| France | -5.15225240877609 | null |
In 2017, Ireland exported €35 billion of Medical and pharmaceutical products and imported €8.8 billion, giving a surplus for this product of over €26 billion. There was a surplus of €16 billion in trade in Organic chemicals.
There were almost €17 billion of imports of aircraft in 2017, and over €6 billion of exports, leading to a deficit of over €10.5 billion for this product. This is partly due to the activities of aircraft leasing companies located in Ireland. There was a deficit of over €3 billion in trade in Road vehicles, and of almost €3 billion in trade in Petroleum products.
| X-axis label | deficit | surplus |
|---|---|---|
| Medical and pharmaceutical products | null | 26.6380324190113 |
| Organic chemicals | null | 16.0108570791117 |
| Essential oils | null | 6.10333611986153 |
| Professional, scientific and controlling apparatus | null | 4.30485912889013 |
| Machinery and equipment | null | 3.88152544806959 |
| null | null | |
| Vegetables and fruit | -0.953099945920463 | null |
| Articles of apparel | -1.57983889732092 | null |
| Petroleum | -2.99038514950042 | null |
| Road vehicles | -3.24117947006404 | null |
| Aircraft | -10.64254 | null |
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