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Exports and Imports 1975-2020

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Exports of food and live animals accounted for 44% of total exports in 1975 and was valued at €816 million. The value of food and live animal exports had grown to €11.6 billion in 2020, but its share had fallen to 7% of total exports in 2020.

Exports of chemicals and related products were valued at €137 million in 1975, which accounted for 7% of total exports. This had grown to almost €106 billion in 2020 and represented 65% of the total value of exports.

Exports of machinery and transport equipment increased from 11% of total exports in 1975 to 41% in 2000. In 2020, it accounted for 14% of total exports, with a value of €22.7 billion.

Food and Live AnimalsBeverages and TobaccoCrude Materials, Inedible, Except FuelsMineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related MaterialsAnimal and Vegetable Oils, Fats and WaxesChemicals and Related ProductsManufactured Goods Classified Chiefly by MaterialMachinery and Transport EquipmentMiscellaneous Manufactured ArticlesCommodities and Transactions not Classified Elsewhere
197544.40302365138772.164733716477184.63456413124981.319147361650860.4328596816372827.4752772097609213.865766158915811.13932150673269.724678388793424.84062819339441
197639.54058008711562.043429009100454.193909703788370.6617971635327820.4376960884407069.0091597607668115.018457625409813.65275432506610.19799690071185.24421933606773
197738.03468175551761.646517062527993.809701333827070.6634107041435960.4188069366013069.6907002404441615.194050445734915.137848812916410.1636759183045.24060678998291
197838.49647465065451.762196262874544.059281364552590.4105288449271540.35968450462250311.978107963292113.836996181225913.838883242470910.44461820764274.81322877773714
197934.81976956030131.881576214967144.915781194836110.4790730779499790.31498120733662312.988326740747313.234781588647516.139384336178610.91571008684914.31061599218627
198033.52757035947872.056831595803854.448404720874140.6545709330071310.22566888020740412.73620912934612.749365752384318.68863578358410.94592454310153.96681830221303
198129.48228397727762.637654831807413.805573780220430.6622037301401520.14552623857203613.449423532786312.39930368958821.967093398568511.28978975513744.16114706590222
198226.97336521536982.97845195000724.034378355639690.6328113756877330.1331600854615714.15141753290611.251065502086724.499739851438611.35025405997813.99535607142462
198325.11280100589172.626413004003474.095440391776931.144886826979330.12756250698945513.877330848395610.4472751845526.126087604490211.97821808096184.46398454596163
198423.19941551805242.33899882151195.677048231621681.200776169933130.15758317351958313.89475005412699.498212263463728.662514253120611.13979290687184.23090860777838
198522.63138983946872.426169691389734.619409503031461.269288394205690.16313821602839814.43585678078079.277198762762129.656372652240811.09126468492514.42991147516734
198623.41209355249862.435082951487294.341623371271640.7827322385824460.11096435908463113.3449932163719.4363896055430430.403915139821611.8293568444253.90284872091481
198724.95643922132092.207720853790534.099755046128340.7200041304247720.095791483466586812.18976187851488.7867442741949931.375283828997812.16263944131163.40585984184968
198823.57249762735782.042040377543894.485567397502750.524573455644840.093529592934736313.1052669712088.419871515057831.210382892091413.05633562665283.48993454400595
198921.98344301846672.040619891092344.310974550750640.4703412036105590.088235847936301414.2828501160847.8697808514829531.872586011202813.46636907975043.61479942962328
199019.92924252987262.277141792848153.603496904202750.6321127377673970.078269058458054515.85684540866668.0305767898952131.300245832301714.22037497185354.07169397413397
199120.18937927459292.361519931918523.286287412052730.5949945388304650.081284352549759717.69031411543878.0236428866542929.393729689071814.96077811060263.41806968828833
199222.59104895293042.251578639355842.797452088849990.576931425841450.08480619620503819.1043854210677.4982976437847226.772300160877815.29581111482333.02738835626448
199319.91154763831482.208806909856712.347992982114720.5895182501754970.090775770224824519.28269428014555.8129973856689429.004979441806114.08089631938336.66979102230969
199418.79411473345652.054196521266352.40183936385690.4830040007811470.088778948690274320.90280946311815.571039115556930.643773196351614.48134216020864.57910249671367
199517.42984399045111.736944786512092.027697021130520.4334295186020090.084454943649860318.94863473423684.8557573360785734.493450496193315.5502162590574.43957091408876
199613.62613919900281.702896371683581.830498988757160.3834631401039230.092082333499771522.11464260881024.4673918150429834.951490233113515.13467377984045.69672153014565
199710.25684623640121.555336587191051.719756762802720.416849675825560.08093523636559225.28016364813273.9005082756914437.807473495626813.47109440401955.51103567794337
19988.630267100042081.257957310425851.292071720404960.262933042353960.08926792935981231.67333422676863.1465575638232537.408902488054411.69729822595654.54141039281064
19998.190047020135211.200214307234751.191112836152360.2641651948962640.043237214938498131.61572812463142.707448684856139.120046357463311.40818770071054.25981255898165
20007.082609006262951.141023503917321.122210844664590.3399376086490610.032505417569594932.57757245255162.349320124782740.612602100350110.55413997571024.18807896554188
20016.255877252767161.062003399101051.027926117001540.3200676369345970.025450122074314434.81188477565072.1078308731548740.59855236254789.672340462243234.11806699852476
20026.144873052948741.066353104278280.9171912493129310.3846525953418550.027216988504011941.52780863905492.0475468031201735.67381715074288.808204220972183.40233619572417
20036.998261181234321.341045809882691.048013678061820.2436283674477630.038021524542046543.33170268620862.1698908273677529.097243076207711.4510176206764.28117522837132
20047.137088989654991.220376413197531.167050425430730.4707519317427360.029782505309055344.13449449788812.1393962509358527.633809382548611.66579555781574.40145404547659
20057.318346225366431.265763249274141.235707968205640.7068726791759350.021107525635892946.36864522952712.0131302575232826.556479264723910.39993025339364.11401734717406
20068.039388914096191.553201435025551.706464358084360.6425385185955580.022286554807209945.36833960595091.9595024726646827.32720205447759.887001452626213.4940746336719
20078.393602540083491.553990574046941.698945790281930.7577856848719970.030470403412685247.54851252543342.0068514247673625.56831166365099.372298649697453.06923074375384
20088.005595284232981.397352183143871.483450862173190.9403060457769280.04655204167989649.97056600277281.8764314470340622.559096799999110.63239592737433.0882534058129
20097.170022435220441.232053250823481.110001084654420.6791078431932230.022834829966147456.3048678148781.4214681653926717.219060232572711.07717601657813.76340832672075
20107.702273772103671.324515693360811.588253020661261.130177137339180.029695195317397658.55078648274711.5934221842905812.42732925812611.96430417558443.68924308046958
20118.449779269582981.263217534815741.89332400478161.452614319469990.058374986318362660.12484091743161.7789347852680412.574444203599911.63872751114380.765742467587933
20128.697023849627891.292420757015271.853022296797981.760836389264080.059460979801447458.86722555709911.8071432314475912.365103249285912.1927091855451.10505450411575
20139.793286724264561.316640783122061.942667481484390.9225007428670750.057859533647673656.50723524497791.9185593424645213.297600959840312.92779332036351.31585586696793
201410.09599863522351.238664203446711.937572274307110.9139899304547060.066619230607271555.68050410350712.0197395911501213.065143242143113.63437595488461.34739283427576
20158.787507572906741.14538824435781.575164602298960.6875887953896230.050886374817293957.13516826754131.8727431403476514.953032409816812.72052615799861.07199443452516
20168.463587728283991.117843413064731.281978201424740.5794175981329880.065637149788502555.64932158179661.7970160664318417.956077597697112.27682949933020.812291164049284
20179.263831969290921.111125372739561.477902060087340.8084437556657060.074409865443110255.24600057560871.8604860794081717.246991512646112.12295392212820.787854886982178
20187.947359226568861.026913369173461.366040321242910.7267234654748050.046306668485904660.97466905499711.6569401664346814.229868298880511.22202166206160.803157766680173
20197.71690846259731.124405721011781.094550737469030.5808823027112950.0452987536588460.95282639874161.5402015490343315.570027870114610.70598437995440.668913824706804
20207.160061434063240.8988116147152470.8732024581307430.4235521071028160.052381130671990565.34480314781061.4371028708827914.03109695120929.212418270927180.566570014486187
Table 4.1 Exports by product 1975-2020
Product% of total exports
197519851995200520152020
Food and live animals442317797
Beverages and tobacco222111
Crude materials, inedible, except fuels552121
Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials110110
Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes000000
Chemicals and related products71419465765
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material1495221
Machinery and transport equipment113034271514
Miscellaneous manufactured articles10111610139
Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere544411
Total €million1,83812,37135,33087,173112,407162,066
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Imports of machinery and transport equipment grew from 25% of total imports in 1975 to 54% in 2000. In 2020, these imports accounted for €33.5 billion, or 39% of total imports. Imports of food and live animals has remained constantly at around 10% of total imports but has grown in value from €243 million in 1975 to almost €8 billion in 2020.

Food and Live AnimalsBeverages and TobaccoCrude Materials, Inedible, Except FuelsMineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related MaterialsAnimal and Vegetable Oils, Fats and WaxesChemicals and Related ProductsManufactured Goods Classified Chiefly by MaterialMachinery and Transport EquipmentMiscellaneous Manufactured ArticlesCommodities and Transactions not Classified Elsewhere
197511.22675246721242.080157945963034.1335109239487614.30105121689930.5523672021806311.261876218355119.540498147222124.59933505193239.256587320880423.04786350540582
197610.78251976376461.562371570900954.7291215550683813.38697767674880.54009278560273610.98174066653119.795294964164525.42983745676369.537405964634753.25463759582074
197711.49563817532351.275257547293134.1719973327347212.57933572660170.60716721801530311.128086573499219.172230476385126.86992036679239.587962551269313.11240403208566
197810.39427420369181.274343468451513.4733553596513710.13045895326980.4774254278619711.934469123243819.25384698757929.906824729572410.48827880168742.66672294499098
197910.30730067307521.173358422265933.4479489519252312.19930244602360.51834341655394711.733862576201319.324432678640328.444539121034810.73915800673322.11175370754638
198010.56982575307181.047556283158383.1223575726193514.81733798487730.45800621716852110.334691486523918.28260453914927.178638696963311.69426850055122.49471296591715
198111.59371534492471.00217255110323.1129124384207414.68863393142440.45934006021655110.504027785476417.125896983940727.452117258618111.66464919231792.39653445355737
198211.05285524727981.097526763393712.7367571867043414.81130784870060.45496498331779710.815713299961216.923100565101327.471283917283612.21841415771162.41807603054606
198311.4731060656680.9872165279095563.002359984498413.47969691705310.45691224225254211.449842979513815.918333311060928.775240207935212.11518221058122.34210955352728
198410.46849795362760.9529766469467193.3190787444674112.41805275694270.61138435941217311.578887184143115.36876325652931.1762103660611.57750862000252.52864011186871
198510.54752433729221.102065432942343.1534982717055911.90075630631160.62333038740859411.701630728055515.007918913003931.244706106417511.56738510475853.15118441210424
198611.40409325847421.121745389968562.915176883065168.499814557340150.47750114645585312.153911926612215.890170442815131.363853114797213.00596157043443.16777171003711
198710.76403256028491.140174287298592.810976682953237.389394698226560.41076279382013212.301644582395715.758529629202133.481881790812212.81006999398013.13253298102646
198810.43822143051881.228976202430462.884288003513325.560589369489620.42692927344074812.649845058590316.031755895730434.426476230186713.17595657199533.17696196410442
19899.392120605741911.135185876878262.794926565916555.489191487157350.39933841943587212.411905834400515.037096903037237.826179054248612.64029063589622.87376461728765
19908.971369111879561.23797603506592.715294440445546.434281876881770.32185810477072812.458890565086215.431686648393335.910949959234813.65221689662522.865476361617
19919.56317329054321.421687613841062.500870709278585.869576421922030.32191882446188413.285837722833715.036645170479134.703698689667614.47196959617412.82462196079869
19929.700719234320841.564999113349612.20918896886355.185337983905640.31603072853892712.982286629270414.67081992688735.641041664689514.8966635981582.83291215201658
19938.321298731670981.248937150754482.23384323641634.798216053507810.36883712784403112.435582208578211.805412475455936.765276854040313.17931477110458.84328139062745
19948.156386915138581.220247112480252.303941634031493.826215718826790.38823186153302112.944791004179411.678265381555538.857516824375612.3505796729718.2738238749084
19957.154533067979141.010715616021111.98165789537213.250382646006690.39477700805504612.786686577398411.515051303135442.805938048778811.75996690100587.34029093624746
19966.892292877853771.040598974777021.816365006601423.672411238933820.36693107591249212.31509175576810.8018925778242.212906191384312.76092530255938.12058499838989
19976.399019483263611.065988491544171.731699933981443.468423680407870.32030075444213312.404328475419310.362761858996845.400101778606112.0658647067536.78151083658557
19985.856490728501921.033949519570631.643965962981992.538197474278920.31107897659309810.92904833552169.4887485192935350.505309140791811.13750612331696.55570521914959
19995.765901842720741.128317454095311.513589981957752.919473755356320.31165610246597911.12591170035538.5885566434086451.482651772289711.03453411667426.12940663067601
20005.141366191109550.9499618814376251.491081712005624.184490202892640.22197921765062311.10842229180817.9159244615639454.134544878921310.72250596341714.1297231991936
20015.519420708809821.203432101914441.414927234338023.930018846802420.21751760688120811.23138346866197.7774943672150753.639345888421311.1587595119673.90770026498888
20025.728264045280251.322004801681131.452662791689433.506170867986430.20996013116610412.56185839214467.872506836860852.175546268353411.09848890405174.07253696078627
20036.512790810321691.454592674888131.628764534074824.058513499864990.2489936164467714.2169583615898.749610947474345.770715629914712.99095336934954.36810655607612
20046.348482850115991.349956941028611.636434872335975.457239725974260.22654449814962813.84792036805728.9605331554079745.18166230904712.28034105808694.71088422179637
20056.296333040268481.327515368799881.598799916527836.876875130425260.22150913575516712.69033535978.462162134424446.162845990428112.12091148871244.24271243495842
20066.401224443118071.26078789844141.674836409323697.393499610703540.25504009675231212.47565917995528.7250971674570146.360117243248411.52991159758813.92382635341226
20076.965345400997581.369592943813481.671992271680178.687080390601660.24340567764595612.32436498415979.2240894277009343.865191168241111.54106883148594.10786890367353
20087.889192997121461.408597873789091.402193624063811.11373273380570.3505484060159513.95806227627269.1965026055184438.408307997222611.56236728035114.71049420583933
20099.163065599243211.596363734433121.209045853707119.221982727323650.36698732244472915.2933512850787.1111313955683537.77645928805712.70099764953855.56061514460628
20109.403301392762241.687661465542381.3927622364697511.50353427279410.37067765214212717.98577254972837.1851909657333732.945131493019812.63487121775314.89109675405486
20119.462394786858541.51974537665551.3679593930069113.0963963556280.46799107008175719.63865508190796.9989365553443733.897109844028111.33888436359252.21192717289649
20129.949055878332191.533841706539081.2346206425153812.74439650262020.44607256778309418.27206510594676.6088516746411536.37271445659610.80221861471862.03616285030759
201310.814328043581.475609952838561.2051173120667712.34353461642570.4216028436681619.48963111543716.9485597924968333.992446282384310.96920255758052.33996748352218
20149.957607690141981.345935727788281.1704138679966210.42062502513780.34927402163857918.4103286007326.8086715199292137.935406025017111.09809757470942.50363994690906
20159.537447761406911.24944730498781.219066908188447.280312647088190.34873272382365119.93667184892536.7003751194534439.780918828714511.64753034473912.29949651267276
20169.010368187163491.231735785669351.110232539970125.229219510026710.32948662858128120.15606835971976.4000689685829242.54068405519111.11646934737132.87566661772412
20178.651220135571441.094435820680021.093477334385235.750786353609850.3133671475241721.0996458869376.1058723706415143.200696553089210.02744851563212.66304988192956
20188.52724739912860.9862541907862121.021145612664326.372367011362360.300172542793621.59836193704495.8838664508950543.31283294256369.548986547523542.44876536523776
20198.597187852896531.087622686521771.100802342893776.004938635658370.28449973640137918.67943271005926.4691655533925845.016346849970410.41997519970132.34002843250477
20209.161633931685411.244410443530841.091947848224473.883122012788170.34083194893240624.71700936517846.6765105290064338.527644703023111.80628607986232.55060313776849
Table 4.2 Imports by product 1975-2020
Product% of total imports
197519851995200520152020
Food and live animals111176109
Beverages and tobacco211111
Crude materials, inedible, except fuels432211
Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials14123774
Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes110000
Chemicals and related products111213132025
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material201512877
Machinery and transport equipment253143464039
Miscellaneous manufactured articles91212121212
Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere337423
Total €million2,16411,97126,18158,46370,11187,065

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