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Trade Balance by Country 2022

Trade Balance by Country 2022

Ireland's Largest Deficit in 2022 was with the UK

CSO statistical release, , 11am
X-axis labelSurplusDeficit
United States40.83077297252320
Belgium15.20885146851440
Germany14.70654387094860
Netherlands9.597787009017780
Canada2.714131036974830
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China0-1.21028509615305
Switzerland0-3.13429231320972
Israel0-3.78774252621445
France0-5.99563722492338
UK0-7.22710885622194

Ireland’s biggest trading surplus in 2022 was with the USA. The value of exports to the USA was almost €41 billion greater than the value of imports. There was a surplus of €15 billion with Belgium, and a surplus of over €14 billion with Germany.

The largest trade deficit was with the UK, with €22 billion of exports and €29 billion of imports recorded, giving a trading deficit of over €7 billion. There is a trade deficit of €6 billion with France in 2022. A significant share of the imports from France are aircraft.