Ireland recorded a €19.7 billion current account surplus in Q2 2026, higher than a €14 billion surplus in the previous period, due to decreases in the merchandise balance being offset by increased services imports. Merchandise exports were at €105,590 million, an increase of €16,602 million compared with the second quarter of 2025. Merchandise imports were €47,526 million, an increase of €7,132 million. Service exports rose by €9,670 million to €136,858 million, mainly due to increased computer services exports. Service imports at €133,083 million were up €18,446 million, mainly due to higher royalty imports. Meanwhile, investment income earned abroad went up by €2,219 million to €80,143 million while investment income payable to foreign investors at €121,003 million decreased by €2,940 million. The overall income balance for the quarter at €-42,150 million increased by €5,022 million compared with the same period in 2025. source: Central Statistics Office Ireland

Ireland recorded a Current Account surplus of 19690 EUR Million in the second quarter of 2026. Current Account in Ireland averaged 1114.41 EUR Million from 1981 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 37869.00 EUR Million in the second quarter of 2024 and a record low of -59400.00 EUR Million in the fourth quarter of 2019. This page provides - Ireland Current Account - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Ireland Current Account - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on September of 2026.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-06-04 10:00 AM
Current Account
Q1 €17.4B €12.8B €10.9B
2026-09-04 10:00 AM
Current Account
Q2 €19.7B €17.9B €10.9B
2026-12-02 11:00 AM
Current Account
Q3 €19.7B


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade 3457581.00 2854801.00 EUR Thousand Jun 2026
Capital Flows 14686.00 -683.00 EUR Million Jun 2026
Current Account 19690.00 17893.00 EUR Million Jun 2026
Exports 18115820.00 17075044.00 EUR Thousand Jun 2026
External Debt 3474297.00 3372156.00 EUR Million Jun 2026
Foreign Direct Investment -17466.17 25166.56 EUR Million Jun 2026
Imports 14658239.00 14220242.00 EUR Thousand Jun 2026
Terms of Trade 86.60 86.20 points Jun 2026


Ireland Current Account
Current Account is the sum of the balance of trade (exports minus imports of goods and services), net factor income (such as interest and dividends) and net transfer payments (such as foreign aid).
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
19690.00 17893.00 37869.00 -59400.00 1981 - 2026 EUR Million Quarterly

News Stream
Ireland Current Account Surplus Rises in Q2
Ireland recorded a €19.7 billion current account surplus in Q2 2026, higher than a €14 billion surplus in the previous period, due to decreases in the merchandise balance being offset by increased services imports. Merchandise exports were at €105,590 million, an increase of €16,602 million compared with the second quarter of 2025. Merchandise imports were €47,526 million, an increase of €7,132 million. Service exports rose by €9,670 million to €136,858 million, mainly due to increased computer services exports. Service imports at €133,083 million were up €18,446 million, mainly due to higher royalty imports. Meanwhile, investment income earned abroad went up by €2,219 million to €80,143 million while investment income payable to foreign investors at €121,003 million decreased by €2,940 million. The overall income balance for the quarter at €-42,150 million increased by €5,022 million compared with the same period in 2025.
2026-09-04
Ireland Current Account Surplus Widens in Q1
Ireland's current account surplus reached €17.44 billion in the first quarter of 2026, higher than €5.8 billion a year earlier, as decreases in merchandise exports were offset by lower outflows of investment income. It is equivalent to 12.5% of the GDP, much higher than 3.5% in Q1 2025. Merchandise exports were €77,050 million, a decrease of €36,029 million compared with the first quarter of 2025. Merchandise imports were €46,448 million, an increase of €7,588 million. Service exports rose by €11,528 million mainly due to rising computer services exports. Service imports at €116,861 million were up €1,223 million mainly due to royalty imports. Meanwhile, investment income earned abroad at €78,201 million increased by €6,911 million while investment income payable to foreign investors decreased by €38,559 million to €99,735 million.
2026-06-04
Irish Current Account Surplus Narrows
Ireland’s current account surplus narrowed to €12.8 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025, from €18.2 billion in the same period of the previous year. This marked the smallest current account surplus since the first quarter of 2025, as the goods account surplus fell to €42.2 billion from €55 billion in Q4 2024. In contrast, the services account surplus rose to €8.1 billion from €6.9 billion. Moreover, the primary income deficit narrowed to €36.4 billion from €42.5 billion, and the secondary income shortfall fell slightly to €1.1 billion from €1.2 billion.
2026-03-05