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Ireland’s biggest goods trade surplus in 2023 was with the US. The value of exports in goods was over twice the value of imports in goods, giving a trading surplus of €31 billion with the US. There was a surplus of €15.7 billion with Belgium, and a surplus of €11.5 billion with Germany.
The largest trade deficit in 2023 was with France, with €6.7 billion of exports in goods and €17.6 billion of imports in goods recorded, giving a trading deficit of almost €10.9 billion. The deficit was largely due to imports of aircraft.
For information on Ireland’s International Trade in Services, please refer to the CSO statistical release, International Trade in Services 2023.
| X-axis label | deficit | surplus |
|---|---|---|
| US | 0 | 31.0848220390277 |
| Belgium | 0 | 15.6657380300212 |
| Germany | 0 | 11.5296727898437 |
| Netherlands | 0 | 10.8794059719523 |
| Italy | 0 | 3.49106907468917 | 0 |
| China | -1.81667340363937 | 0 |
| Israel | -3.09827783102972 | 0 |
| UK | -3.64285152387584 | 0 |
| Switzerland | -3.98880554114171 | 0 |
| France | -10.8777113911755 | 0 |
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