Ireland’s trade surplus narrowed to EUR 2.87 billion in December 2025 from EUR 3.87 billion in the same month last year. This marked the smallest trade surplus since December 2023, as imports rose more than exports. Year-on-year, exports grew 1.7% to EUR 16 billion, supported by a 2.7% increase in medical and pharmaceutical sales, which accounted for 40% of total exports. However, a 14.1% drop in exports of organic chemicals weighed on overall shipments. Exports to the US slumped by 41.1% to EUR 3.3 billion, with chemical products comprising the bulk of shipments to that market. The US, the Netherlands, and Belgium remained the top export destinations. Meanwhile, imports rose faster at 10.7% to EUR 13.1 billion, driven by higher purchases of medical and pharmaceutical (+16.4%), organic chemicals (+6.8%), and office machines & automatic data processing machines (+89.8%). Ireland’s largest suppliers were France (12.8%), the US (12.7%), and Great Britain (10.2%). source: Central Statistics Office Ireland

Ireland recorded a trade surplus of 2866741 EUR Thousand in December of 2025. Balance of Trade in Ireland averaged 1927540.16 EUR Thousand from 1970 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 24495294.00 EUR Thousand in March of 2025 and a record low of -280890.00 EUR Thousand in January of 1982. This page provides the latest reported value for - Ireland Balance of Trade - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Ireland Balance of Trade - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2026.

Ireland recorded a trade surplus of 2866741 EUR Thousand in December of 2025. Balance of Trade in Ireland is expected to be 25450000.00 EUR Thousand by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Ireland Balance of Trade is projected to trend around 5710000.00 EUR Thousand in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-01-15 11:00 AM
Balance of Trade
Nov €5.16B €4.30B €6.0B
2026-02-17 11:00 AM
Balance of Trade
Dec €2.9B €3.4B € 5B
2026-03-19 11:00 AM
Balance of Trade
Jan €2.9B


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade 2866741.00 3356692.00 EUR Thousand Dec 2025
Capital Flows 4571.00 15450.00 EUR Million Sep 2025
Current Account 13900.00 19494.00 EUR Million Sep 2025
Exports 15992128.00 16465318.00 EUR Thousand Dec 2025
External Debt 3191931.33 3167266.64 EUR Million Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment 18744.00 -33985.00 EUR Million Sep 2025
Imports 13125387.00 13108626.00 EUR Thousand Dec 2025
Terms of Trade 90.40 90.50 points Dec 2025


Ireland Balance of Trade
Ireland posts regular trade surpluses since 1985. Its main exports are chemicals and related products, machinery, and food and live animals. In the meantime, its main imports are machinery, transport equipment, and fuel. Ireland's main exporting partners are the United States, other EU member-states, and Great Britain. On the other hand, the majority of imports are from the rest of the world, mainly due to energy purchases, followed by other EU states.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
2866741.00 3356692.00 24495294.00 -280890.00 1970 - 2025 EUR Thousand Monthly
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Ireland Trade Surplus Smallest in 2 Years
Ireland’s trade surplus narrowed to EUR 2.87 billion in December 2025 from EUR 3.87 billion in the same month last year. This marked the smallest trade surplus since December 2023, as imports rose more than exports. Year-on-year, exports grew 1.7% to EUR 16 billion, supported by a 2.7% increase in medical and pharmaceutical sales, which accounted for 40% of total exports. However, a 14.1% drop in exports of organic chemicals weighed on overall shipments. Exports to the US slumped by 41.1% to EUR 3.3 billion, with chemical products comprising the bulk of shipments to that market. The US, the Netherlands, and Belgium remained the top export destinations. Meanwhile, imports rose faster at 10.7% to EUR 13.1 billion, driven by higher purchases of medical and pharmaceutical (+16.4%), organic chemicals (+6.8%), and office machines & automatic data processing machines (+89.8%). Ireland’s largest suppliers were France (12.8%), the US (12.7%), and Great Britain (10.2%).
2026-02-17
Ireland Trade Surplus Narrows in November
Ireland's trade surplus narrowed to EUR 5.16 billion in November 2025 from EUR 8.90 billion in the same month last year, as exports fell sharply while imports rose. Exports declined 17.1% year-on-year to EUR 17.14 billion, driven by chemicals and related products (€9.7 billion), which accounted for 43.3% of total exports, followed by machinery and transport equipment (€3.0 billion) and miscellaneous manufactured articles (€2.2 million). By market, the EU (€7.8 billion), the US (€3.9 billion), and the UK (€1.7 billion) were the largest destinations. Imports rose 7.3% to EUR 11.98 billion, led by machinery and transport equipment (€5.0 billion), chemicals and related products (€2.8 billion), and miscellaneous manufactured articles (€1.5 million). Europe (€4.1 billion), the UK (€1.9 billion), and the US (€1.7 billion) were the main suppliers.
2026-01-15
Ireland Posts Smallest Trade Surplus in 10 Months
Ireland's trade surplus narrowed to EUR 4.35 billion in October 2025 from EUR 9.49 billion in the same month last year. This was the smallest surplus since December 2024, amid a sharp fall in exports and a rise in imports. Exports dropped 21.6% year-on-year to EUR 16.62 billion, dragged mainly by a 36.2% decline in medical and pharmaceutical products, which accounted for 42.2% of total exports. Among key partners, exports to Great Britain (-3.7%) fell, while shipments increased to the US (25.6%), the Netherlands (10.8%), and Belgium (10.3%). Meanwhile, imports rose 4.7% to EUR 12.27 billion, led by substantial increases in purchases of organic chemicals (58.7%) and office machines and automatic data-processing equipment (133.2%). Ireland’s largest suppliers were the US (13.6%), Great Britain (11.7%), and Germany (9.3%). For the first ten months of 2025, exports grew 22% to EUR 228.46 billion, with 45.7% of all goods shipped to the US, while imports rose 5.6% to EUR 117.29 billion.
2025-12-17