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International Trade in Services

2020

      € million
       
ExportsImportsNet  ExportsImportsNet
2019 2020
Total230,153335,716-105,563 244,071305,968-61,897
  of which:       
    USA35,83658,217-22,381 33,007107,062-74,055
    UK35,34621,29614,050 35,11920,25114,868
    Germany16,5175,24711,270 17,4245,95111,473
Netherlands7,34230,284-22,942 10,6679,2531,414
        

Service deficit of €62bn in 2020

Figure 1 Services by Region
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Total service exports increased by €13.9bn from €230.2bn in 2019 to €244.1bn in 2020. Total service imports decreased by €29.7bn from €335.7bn in 2019 to €306bn in 2020. The increase in service exports was principally due to increased computer service exports (+€15.7bn) while the decrease in service imports was predominantly due to decreased R&D service imports related to Intellectual Property (IP) (-€36.6bn). As a result, the service deficit moved from €105.6bn in 2019 to €61.9bn in 2020. US, UK, Germany and the Netherlands remain Ireland’s most significant trading partners.

Computer services exports at €134.2bn remains the largest export category and accounted for 55 per cent of total service exports in 2020. R&D service imports, at €104.2bn, along with Royalties/Licences imports at €84.4bn, were the largest import categories. When combined, these two import categories accounted for 61.6 per cent of total service imports in 2020 (see Table 1).

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Service exports to Europe (€126bn) increased by €10bn between 2019 and 2020 due mainly to increased Computer service exports (+€11.8bn). The increased Computer service exports were predominantly to the UK (+€2.3bn), Germany (+€1.6bn), Italy (+€0.5bn) and France (+€0.5bn). (see Tables 2a & 2b).

Service exports to the US (€33bn) decreased by €2.8bn in the same period, mainly in Other Business services (-€2.3bn). Service exports to Japan (€10.1bn) increased by €1.7bn.

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Services imports from Europe (€63.8bn) decreased by €27.2bn between 2019 and 2020 mainly due to decreased Royalties/Licences imports (-€22.5bn) and Tourism and Travel imports (-€3.6bn). Service imports from Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain and UK decreased by €21bn, €1.4bn, €1.1bn. and €1bn respectively.

In the same period, service imports from Offshore centres (€96.1bn) decrease by €50bn mainly due to decreased R&D imports (-€32.9bn) and decreased Royalty imports (-€18.4bn) while imports from the US (€107.6bn) increased by €48.2bn due to increased Royalty imports.  

2020
Luxembourg309.9
Malta217.8
Ireland147.6
Belgium46.2
Denmark41.6
Netherlands37.5
Switzerland30.7
Austria27.9
Hungary25.6
European Union - 27 24.7
Portugal17.7
France16.5
Germany16.1
Spain11.8
Italy9.5
Table 1 Exports and Imports of Services by Category, 20191 and 2020€ million
2019 12020
ItemExportsImportsNetExportsImportsNet
Services230,153335,716-105,564244,069305,968-61,899
Repairs & Processing2,0496,261-4,2112,7077,377-4,669
Transport8,0404,2363,8042,5343,913-1,379
Tourism and travel 5,7877,375-1,5881,6452,071-427
Insurance10,2708,3621,90811,2849,2822,002
Financial services17,62015,6871,93319,12816,9432,185
Royalties/Licences10,48185,850-75,36913,08484,421-71,337
Communications484568-84258442-183
Computer services 118,4596,161112,298134,1816,306127,874
Total other business services48,106199,717-151,61148,215173,741-125,526
      Research and development5,487137,007-131,5209,197104,183-94,985
      Operational leasing19,4251,18618,23918,1211,18316,938
      Legal, accounting and other professional services1,1934,140-2,9488483,095-2,248
      Advertising and market research1,3526,005-4,6521,2007,449-6,249
      Trade related services2,77922,200-19,4222,02822,431-20,403
      Architectural engineering and other technical services33265267291311-21
      Other 17,53929,115-11,57616,53135,089-18,558
Other services n.e.s.8,8531,5007,35311,0341,4719,563
1Revised
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Table 2a Exports and Imports of Services Classified by Geographic Location, 2020€ million
Region/CountryTotal Services Repairs & Processing Transport Tourism and Travel1 Insurance Financial services Royalties/Licences Communications Computer services2 Other services n.e.s. Total other business services
 ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports
                                  
Europe125,98963,785 1,0721,547 2,1331,655 7031,361 8,6386,132 13,3087,770 5,12310,763 108114 71,9481,113 5,5921,175 17,36532,154
 of which:                                
      Belgium4,0644,203 666 6163 1515 24141 23913 21* 20 1,86015 289* 1,3303,887
      France 9,7203,703 ** 156110 61110 1,064587 363197 5647 ** 5,52937 1,03111 1,4222,204
      Germany 17,4245,951 6145 268171 9362 1,4781,594 49434 24233 91 11,79340 2,01836 1,0243,835
      Italy 7,9853,354 *464 12850 3876 2,413938 550* ** 31 3,38333 6290 6971,220
      Luxembourg-1,0592,040 690 32 40 4284 2,017108 *679 0* 2,1145 ** 4711,137
      Netherlands 10,6679,253 *40 54213 3350 14766 1,12419 *5,292 513 4,52450 28694 9613,414
      Spain4,0891,714 5* 13241 51308 217146 24050 37* 4* 2,10013 5026 799725
      Sweden4,746943 ** 6649 88 22745 18128 ** 2* 2,776* 47447 699469
      Switzerland6,8375,902 *70 3966 00 160136 265* 149* 36 3,7387 *1 1,5371,778
      United Kingdom 35,11920,251 66673 911648 286528 1,9441,675 6,9936,519 395316 6774 14,661241 4,562867 4,6349,310
                                 
    EMU 19360,68932,407 *1,375 916707 357752 5,8333,549 5,3961,008 *6,426 3429 36,849199 -728215 7,76018,147
    EU 27474,71435,790 1431,401 1,106899 412826 6,3333,869 5,6671,033 4,5566,485 3733 47,609860 -283304 9,13320,081
 
North America35,216107,572 ** 283840 449336 1,121980 2,0496,428 ** 1817 8,6083,737 8,92947 7,84840,902
 of which:                                
      Canada2,208510 ** 1033 8647 1312 10617 ** *0 32520 8800 630236
      United States33,007107,062 ** 273807 362289 1,109968 1,9436,411 ** *17 8,2833,716 8,04844 7,21840,666
                                 
Central America4,30884,752 ** 021 10 239933 ** ** 338 1,12237 -234 1,29571,354
 of which:                                
      Bermuda1,432* *1 00 00 151799 102* ** 338 270 00 126*
                                 
South America2,324450 02 762 90 5225 ** ** 00 1,12413 581 988300
 of which:                                
      Brazil777229 01 020 90 2416 ** *0 00 114* 981 496158
                                 
Asia50,60222,826 50* 7605 30893089651,0369659340 1,050* 5632 35,906263 -34382 11,9448,898
 of which:                                
      China6,9885,010 0* 0241 87087285*024* 3413 *15 *47 *3 2,015786
      Japan 10,1221,764 0* 277 4944049916994 *460 24 5,72439 981* *985
      Korea, Republic of (South Korea)2,909232 0* 058 101**027* 320 101 *6 7300 63980
      Taiwan1,354547 0* 030 0003*0576 *0 10 *1 1400 290110
                                 
Africa 4,124614 1* 022 80 6152 248* ** 50 *16 1461 717468
 of which:                                
      South Africa2,245341 10 06 20 2935 15720 *0 10 *14 1650 150266
                                 
Oceania and Polar regions6,8111,251 16 111 520 10266 805 1563 51 *30 ** 861*
 of which:                                
      Australia6,2761,194 16 17 519 9563 604 1473 51 *30 ** 764*
                                 
Not geographically allocated514,652* ** 103697 163344 ** 2,2822,210 1,1331,264 63241 7,7871,098 -4,168162 7,19318,557
International Organisations46* 00 00 00 ** 00 00 00 10 ** 4*
                                 
Total244,071305,968 2,7077,377 2,5343,913 1,6452,071 11,2849,282 19,12816,943 13,08484,421 258442 134,1816,306 11,0341,471 48,215173,741
 of which:                                
      All offshore centres613,20896,117 ** 064 620 4271,373 873* 85618,961 1640 *78 *4 2,24074,814
                                 
 
Table 2a Exports and Imports of Services Classified by Geographic Location, 2020 - continued€ million 
Region/CountryResearch and development Operational Leasing Legal, accounting and other professional services Advertising and market research Trade related services Architectural engineering and other technical services Other  Total other business services 
 ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports 
                         
Europe7274,506 5,886546 485621 383811 1,15913,662 19429 8,53211,980 17,36532,154 
 of which:                        
      Belgium34* 380 2754 ** 561,268 *0 *1,265 1,3303,887 
      France 1384 771* *78 ** 1171,304 ** 438608 1,4222,204 
      Germany 34190 3785 *93 *132 1351,866 *1 2971,548 1,0243,835 
      Italy 452 293* 1628 428 *320 ** 262778 6971,220 
      Luxembourg** ** 43 ** -134 ** 426354 4711,137 
      Netherlands ** 193* 50* ** 55* 316 460728 9613,414 
      Spain338 40220 *40 ** *372 ** 231232 799725 
      Sweden** 209* 115 ** 27238 ** 312184 699469 
      Switzerland*94 670 329 4* 49749 ** 1,234915 1,5371,778 
      United Kingdom 95417 827* *171 *376 3533,899 20* 3,0084,294 4,6349,310 
                         
    EMU 1934633,711 2,566* *389 *384 6657,656 ** 3,5815,892 7,76018,147 
    EU 2746033,920 3,220* *436 *421 7458,605 ** 4,0516,566 9,13320,081 
                         
North America3,19919,264 1,47916 *1,094 *4,143 ** 5* 2,12016,052 7,84840,902 
 of which:                        
      Canada*42 3560 *9 *49 ** 1* 186118 630236 
      United States7*19,223 1,12316 1241,084 *4,094 ** 4* 1,93415,934 7,21840,666 
                         
Central America*71,162 795* ** ** 44* 3* 2224 1,29571,354 
 of which:                        
      Bermuda2* ** 170 30 43* *0 ** 126* 
                         
South America*23 932* ** 0* ** 00 53111 988300 
 of which:                        
      Brazil*11 4630 ** 0* 0* ** *49 496158 
                         
Asia2151,547 7,798261 *136 *420 673,971 *0 3,7472,562 11,9448,898 
 of which:                        
      China1* 1,956* 69 1* 12* 1* 38288 2,015786 
      Japan 592 16084 ** ** 18* 1* *207 *985 
      Korea, Republic of (South Korea)** 551* *2 0* ** 00 7649 63980 
      Taiwan0* 273* 01 0* 0* 00 1617 290110 
                         
Africa 1* 6220 69 ** 19333 *0 *114 717468 
 of which:                        
      South Africa0* 900 21 1* 8180 00 4979 150266 
                         
Oceania and Polar regions** 183* *9 220 22* *0 *130 861* 
 of which:                        
      Australia*63 1371 *9 120 20* *0 *126 764* 
                         
Not geographically allocated54,8287,606 426281 94* 80* 5083,112 66* 1,1914,137 7,19318,557 
International Organisations** 0* 1* ** 2* ** 10 4* 
                         
Total9,197104,183 18,1211,183 8483,095 1,2007,449 2,02822,431 291311 16,53135,089 48,215173,741 
 of which:                        
      All offshore centres621871,205 905105 6680 ** 58* ** 9731,559 2,24074,814 
1Passenger fare receipts of resident carriers from foreign visitors are excluded from tourism and travel exports; such receipts are included under transport exports - see Background Notes.
2Covers exports and imports of software that was not incorporated as part of computer hardware or physical media but separately transmitted by electronic means.The value of sales and purchases of additional software licences is also included.
3The relevant EMU countries are: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.
4For analytical purposes, additional details are given of transactions between residents of Ireland and residents of the EU27 area, which excludes the United Kingdom following their withdrawal from the European Union on 1 February 2020.
5This category covers data supplied by respondents without a geographical breakdown.
6This category overlaps with the regions referred to above and covers Andorra, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cook Islands, Curacao, Dominica, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Isle of Man, Jersey, Lebanon, Liberia,Liechtenstein, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Montserrat, Nauru, Niue, Panama, Philippines, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Seychelles, Singapore, St Kitts and Nevis, St Maarten, Turks and Caicos Islands, US Virgin Islands, Vanuatu.
7United States includes Peurto Rico
*Suppressed for confidentiality reasons but included in the higher level aggregates.
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Table 2b Exports and Imports of Services Classified by Geographic Location, 20191€ million
Region/CountryTotal Services Repairs & Processing Transport Tourism and Travel2 Insurance Financial services Royalties/Licences Communications Computer services3 Other services n.e.s. Total other business services
 ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports
  
Europe115,97990,991 8581,451 6,7131,726 2,8794,980 7,7726,154 12,6647,490 1,78433,267 175193 60,132917 5,3121,173 17,68833,640
 of which:
      Belgium3,6965,042 ** 19560 6270 7138 2218 ** *0 1,453* 31215 1,3314,607
      France 9,2624,619 11* 547145 301440 614545 314168 122106 351 5,01741 976* 1,3252,612
      Germany 16,5175,247 697 945183 470255 1,3781,604 41841 25228 91 10,15536 1,76532 1,1192,968
      Italy 7,9323,659 ** 46345 192366 2,335862 515* *23 31 2,83934 ** 9451,417
      Luxembourg-1262,221 610 102 203 4081 2,03266 ** 0* *5 *11 479383
      Netherlands 7,34230,284 2* 191212 144153 15477 96824 90* 513 4,59716 30771 8853,322
      Spain4,6312,809 ** 46543 2361,346 211156 20738 54* ** 1,85911 4387 1,152887
      Sweden4,555988 ** 23559 3820 18335 14724 *3 2* 2,775* 37835 675465
      Switzerland5,5537,319 132* 10950 12 126140 268* 156* 326 3,34610 5911 821*
      United Kingdom 35,34621,296 60850 2,488678 1,0551,403 1,9501,898 6,7466,338 465299 10690 12,325231 4,483900 5,1199,409
 
    EMU 19454,66156,628 1141,348 3,210752 1,6603,233 5,0283,486 5,014902 84128,515 62* 31,166163 -787* 8,35317,992
    EU 27566,98659,973 1191,351 3,894951 1,8033,519 5,4463,732 5,258948 1,12628,590 65* 39,873672 -314* 9,71819,866
 
North America38,26358,807 63* 1,0481,096 1,9161,214 *908 1,6125,806 ** 2813 9,3923,005 7,78048 10,10432,608
 of which:
      Canada2,426589 0* 4246 309139 *10 896 ** 10 30216 9001 573244
      United States35,83658,217 67* 1,0061,051 1,6061,075 *898 1,5235,800 ** 2713 9,0912,990 6,88048 9,53132,364
 
Central America4,784137,049 ** 030 30 232572 487* *31,921 338 67234 -170* 1,212104,347
 of which:
      Bermuda2,16964,094 *0 010 00 130473 97* *5,848 338 270 ** 14757,725
 
South America1,364441 *0 2265 60 *30 20* ** 00 1485 27* 1,053332
 of which:
      Brazil666253 00 0311 60 26* 7* 00 00 920 244 511200
 
Asia44,16517,993 *3,796 7547 49450 882641 592269 853* ** 28,324241 43793 12,3837,011
 of which:
      China6,4784,073 0* 0185 1340 ** 9* 2913 119 *35 2924 2,203650
      Japan 8,4071,752 0* 271 1048 49* 16277 *462 7210 *40 8361 2,579953
      South Korea2,164219 0* 048 30 ** 24* 380 101 *8 6551 58590
      Taiwan1,054514 0* 023 00 63 50* *0 10 *1 1290 34880
 
Africa 3,326648 ** 023 110 8444 20623 ** 130 2,11715 1865 678530
 of which:
      South Africa1,855357 10 08 40 *31 17221 *0 90 1,28514 1550 168283
 
Oceania and Polar regions5,4911,212 12 69 957 3923 *6 136* 201 ** 6811 796*
 of which:
      Australia5,1901,149 12 66 953 3119 ** 129* 131 *28 6101 725*
 
Not geographically allocated616,751* ** 244739 4691,074 *-11 1,9562,010 1,0972,175 ** ** -5,409176 4,186*
International Organisations30* 00 00 00 *0 *0 *0 00 10 90 4*
 
Total230,153335,716 2,0496,261 8,0404,236 5,7877,375 10,2708,362 17,62015,687 10,48185,850 484568 118,4596,161 8,8521,500 48,106199,717
 of which:
      All offshore centres712,155146,146 *407 063 962 399936 947261 1,67737,380 *40 7,04571 -1,2844 2,381106,983
 
Table 2b Exports and Imports of Services Classified by Geographic Location, 20191 - continued€ million 
Region/CountryResearch and development Operational Leasing Legal, accounting and other professional services Advertising and market research Trade related services Architectural engineering and other technical services Other  Total other business services 
 ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports ExportsImports 
  
Europe7495,937 6,137544 647825 *768 *12,723 *40 7,26212,802 17,68833,640 
 of which: 
      Belgium34* 600 3036 2* *995 20 *2,337 1,3314,607 
      France 1269 838* 39118 5477 1511,277 14* 212996 1,3252,612 
      Germany 43115 3893 *99 *114 1981,647 70 *990 1,1192,968 
      Italy 4* 268* 1933 4* *397 ** *851 9451,417 
      Luxembourg** 29* 7* *1 *44 0* 433327 479383 
      Netherlands ** 1828 6561 ** 66* 3* 367704 8853,322 
      Spain643 46527 *61 *30 *367 *0 255359 1,152887 
      Sweden** 198* *4 ** 37260 1* 272179 675465 
      Switzerland23* 890 398 *7 48402 *0 467181 821* 
      United Kingdom 109229 905* 290* 193345 5743,804 20* 3,0294,598 5,1199,409 
  
    EMU 1944592,818 2,639116 *482 291372 *7,135 *26 3,2747,044 8,35317,992 
    EU 2756103,009 3,312130 *536 295407 *8,085 *27 3,6327,672 9,71819,866 
  
North America3,40416,385 1,4799 *1,844 ** ** *22 4,04711,366 10,10432,608 
 of which: 
      Canada*36 3120 *4 ** ** 1* 86141 573244 
      United States *16,349 1,1669 2111,840 *2,269 ** ** 3,96111,225 9,53132,364 
  
Central America** 806* 37* ** 43* 30 22090 1,212104,347 
 of which: 
      Bermuda2* 18* 17* 30 43* 30 617 14757,725 
  
South America** 1,080* ** 0* ** *1 -3194 1,053332 
 of which: 
      Brazil*17 5110 ** 069 ** 0* -344 511200 
  
Asia102747 8,736267 149175 *383 663,879 *0 3,2571,561 12,3837,011 
 of which: 
      China1* 2,119* 810 3* 1288 1* 60200 2,203650 
      Japan *38 16688 ** 36* 18* 1* *211 2,579953 
      Korea, Republic of (South Korea)** 58112 ** 0* ** 0* -935 58590 
      Taiwan0* 335* 0* 0* 0* 00 1327 34880 
  
Africa ** 5460 *10 1* *359 *0 *114 678530 
 of which: 
      South Africa0* 1030 ** ** *195 00 5082 168283 
  
Oceania and Polar regions** 216* *23 *27 22* *0 *80 796* 
 of which: 
      Australia*65 1702 3623 *27 20* *0 *69 725* 
  
Not geographically allocated61,1129,793 425275 881,253 572,358 206* 880 2,2093,008 4,186* 
International Organisations0* 0* 10 0* 2* 00 10 4* 
  
Total5,487137,007 19,4251,186 1,1934,140 1,3526,005 2,77922,200 33265 17,53929,115 48,106199,717 
 of which: 
      All offshore centres7186104,079 1,041115 114103 *42 561,907 *0 963737 2,381106,983 
1Revised 
2Passenger fare receipts of resident carriers from foreign visitors are excluded from tourism and travel exports; such receipts are included under transport exports - see Background Notes. 
3Covers exports and imports of software that was not incorporated as part of computer hardware or physical media but separately transmitted by electronic means. The value of sales and purchases of additional software licences is also included. 
4The relevant EMU countries are: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain. 
5For analytical purposes, additional details are given of transactions between residents of Ireland and residents of the EU27 area. which excludes the United Kingdom following their withdrawal from the European Union on 1 February 2020. 
6This category covers data supplied by respondents without a geographical breakdown. 
7This category overlaps with the regions referred to above and covers Andorra, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cook Islands,Curacao, Dominica, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Isle of Man, Jersey, Lebanon, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Montserrat, Nauru, Niue, Panama, Philippines, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Seychelles, Singapore, St. Kitts and Nevis, St Maarten, Turks and Caicos Islands, US Virgin Islands, Vanuatu. 
*Suppressed for confidentiality reasons but included in the higher level aggregates. 
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Table 3 Exports and Imports of Services classified by country, 2019 and 2020€ million
Region/Country2019 12020
ExportsImportsNet ExportsImportsNet
Algeria*3**3*
Angola*0****
Argentina67123-55287116171
Australia5,1901,1494,0416,2761,1945,081
Austria1,3455318141,7954471,348
Bahamas21**15**
Bahrain121**127**
Barbados102**22**
Belarus764721924188
Belgium3,6965,042-1,3464,0644,203-139
Bermuda2,16964,094-61,9251,432**
Bosnia and Herzegovina*1**1*
Brazil666253412777229548
Virgin Islands, British 69*****
Bulgaria124329112723104
Canada2,4265891,8372,2085101,698
Cayman Islands653**570**
Chile3751835649650447
China6,4784,0732,4056,9885,0101,978
Colombia1832615634035306
Costa Rica*71*65102-37
Croatia10899920732175
Curacao2**202
Cyprus-36643-40957346526
Czech Republic574367207726366361
Denmark2,3616731,6882,4308931,537
Dominican Republic312716
Ecuador1247*4*
Egypt31793224699116583
El Salvador606111
Estonia90375214626120
Ethiopia247**239**
Finland1,5167757411,750761990
France9,2624,6194,6439,7203,7036,017
Georgia*1***12
Germany16,5175,24711,27017,4245,95111,473
Gibraltar112**182**
Greece559260299727151576
Guernsey961481771463
Hong Kong5,5359134,622*829*
Hungary2,5011452,3563,112973,015
Iceland1184114103499
India3,0651,2121,8522,6871,4741,213
Indonesia1,039669731,00777930
Isle of Man 615741097732
Israel2,5803652,2153,2798362,444
Italy7,9323,6594,2727,9853,3544,631
Jamaica4323**
Japan8,4071,7526,65510,1221,7648,358
Jersey122**104**
Jordan140**19426168
Kazakhstan207111962969287
Kenya1511913119424171
South Korea2,1642191,9462,9092322,677
Kuwait278**36825342
Latvia1602813223116215
Lebanon**38*38*
Libya***35**
Liechtenstein43116-7449186-136
Lithuania1643712722624202
Luxembourg-1262,221-2,347-1,0592,040-3,100
Macao2902922**
Malaysia*187***864
Malta140687326866202
Marshall Islands1*****
Mauritius*1**1*
Mexico1,6392021,4371,6952351,460
Montenegro11*****
Morocco97****54
Netherlands7,34230,284-22,94110,6679,2531,414
New Zealand2625620749052438
Nigeria*79**61*
Norway2,6965222,1742,8945902,305
Oman20112002097202
Pakistan10313901799171
Panama141**207**
Peru23815*7*
Philippines51355-304199438-239
Poland1,8187871,0312,1847771,406
Portugal1,1185665521,275311964
Qatar1,243171,22691514901
Romania250253-3467252214
Russian Federation2,7135152,1983,2423602,882
Rwanda***101
Saudi Arabia1,1583777811,4233651,058
Serbia**65**106
Singapore2,6716,966-4,2953,2679,723-6,456
Slovakia84143-5985850
Slovenia129329725527228
South Africa1,8553571,4982,2453411,904
Spain4,6312,8091,8224,0891,7142,375
Sri Lanka108710157652
Sweden4,5559883,5674,7469433,803
Switzerland5,5537,319-1,7666,8375,902935
Taiwan1,0545145401,354547807
Thailand1,6311221,5101,8471411,706
Trinidad and Tobago1431115114
Tunisia39534411030
Turkey1,3872551,1321,5012041,297
Ukraine5213049164749597
United Arab Emirates*557**828*
United Kingdom35,34621,29614,05035,11920,25114,868
United States35,83658,217-22,38133,007107,062-74,055
Uruguay1249*3*
Venezuela14014**0
Viet Nam1,976451,9312,317542,263
Virgin Islands, US000*0*
International Organisations30**46**
Not geographically allocated217,221**15,120**
Marginal trade356616739972785642
 
World total230,153335,716-105,563 244,071305,968-61,897
1Revised
2This category covers data supplied by respondents without a geographical breakdown.
3Subtotal for countries for which exports and imports are less than €10m.
*Suppressed for confidentiality reasons but included in world total.
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Background Notes

The International Trade in Services provides, on an annual basis, greater analysis of the service components and significantly more geographical detail, including a cross-classification of service components according to counterpart country/region. The data are collected and compiled within the BOP framework and as such are designed to comply in so far as possible with the stipulated international methodological standards. They also conform closely with international presentation formats taking materiality and relevance into account as well as data confidentiality constraints. The results published in this release are generally compatible with the information supplied to and published by Eurostat and the European Central Bank (ECB) concerning the economic activities of EU and EMU residents with non-residents of these areas. The figures are also compatible with those supplied to other international organisations such as IMF and OECD.

For more detailed methodological information see International Trade in Services - Background Notes ( updated October 2017) (PDF 130KB)

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