Ireland exported €22 billion to Asia in 2023. Of this, over 40%, or €8.9 billion went to China. Machinery & Transport Equipment exports to Asia were over €9 billion in 2023, and Chemicals & Related Products accounted for over €7 billion.
There were also €500 million of baby formula exported to Asia in 2023, almost €700 million of contact lenses and €500 million of orthopedic appliances, including artificial joints.
| Exports to Asia 2023 | |
| China | 40.547983369422 |
| Japan | 17.3029600749934 |
| Malaysia | 6.90721470732823 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4.1496061999257 |
| South Korea | 3.79815845348771 |
| Rest of Asia | 27.2940771948429 |
There were €27.8 billion of goods imported from Asia in 2023, making the continent a larger import partner than the UK. China and Israel were the largest import partners, with €10.8 billion and €3.6 billion respectively. Machinery & Transport Equipment comprised just over half of all imports from Asia at €14.5 billion.
Ireland imported €3.6 billion of clothing and footwear in 2023. Over half of this came from Asia. There was more than €700 million from China, and almost €400 million from Bangladesh, which constituted 96% of our total imports from that country in 2023.
We also imported €466 million of mobile phones, €1.1 billion of digital modems and routers and over €1 billion of oil from Asia in 2023.
| Imports from Asia 2023 | |
| China | 38.7122623491552 |
| Israel | 12.9826287115281 |
| Japan | 9.21964689488392 |
| South Korea | 5.19678401265923 |
| Taiwan | 4.41874904000863 |
| Rest of Asia | 30 |
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