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The US was Ireland’s largest export market in 2023, with €54 billion in exports. This accounted for 28% of the total value of exports. The second biggest export partner was the UK, with €22.4 billion of exports, followed by Germany with €20.4 billion.
Medical & Pharmaceutical Products and Organic Chemicals comprised €36 billion, or two-thirds of the total exports to the US in 2023.
Belgium and the Netherlands complete the list of the remaining top 5 export markets.
| X-axis label | Value of Exports |
|---|---|
| US | 54 |
| UK | 22 |
| Germany | 20 |
| Belgium | 18 |
| Netherlands | 16 |
| China | 9 |
| France | 7 |
| Italy | 6 |
| Canada | 4 |
| Switzerland | 4 |
The UK was the biggest source of imports in 2023, with imports of over €26 billion.
Imports of Mineral Fuels, Lubricants & Related Materials were €5.5 billion. Imports of food and beverages from the UK were €4.4 billion in value, imports of Medical & Pharmaceutical Products and Organic Chemicals comprised €4.5 billion, and imports of Machinery & Transport Equipment were €4 billion.
There were €23 billion of imports from the US in 2023, including imports of Chemicals & Related Products of €5.1 billion, and imports of Machinery & Transport Equipment to the value of €11.8 billion.
France, China and Germany made up the remaining top 5 import partners.
| X-axis label | Value of Imports |
|---|---|
| UK | 26 |
| US | 23 |
| France | 18 |
| China | 11 |
| Germany | 9 |
| Switzerland | 8 |
| Netherlands | 6 |
| Israel | 4 |
| Spain | 3 |
| Belgium | 3 |
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