Imports in Ireland declined at a softer pace of 6.1% year-on-year to EUR 11.3 billion in February 2026, reflecting lower purchases of dairy products and birds’ eggs (-17.6%), cereals and cereal preparations (-22.7%), feeding stuffs for animals excluding unmilled cereals (-20.1%), tobacco and tobacco manufactures (-27.1%), and chemicals and related products (-11.5%). Imports also fell from the United States (-15.1%), the Netherlands (-13.4%), Germany (-49.6%), and Belgium (-67.3%). source: Central Statistics Office Ireland

Imports in Ireland averaged 3586326.40 EUR Thousand from 1970 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 14196294.00 EUR Thousand in November of 2023 and a record low of 62344.00 EUR Thousand in August of 1970. This page provides the latest reported value for - Ireland Imports - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Ireland Imports - values, historical data and charts - was last updated on April of 2026.

Imports in Ireland is expected to be 13460000.00 EUR Thousand by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Ireland Imports is projected to trend around 12990000.00 EUR Thousand in 2027 and 13820000.00 EUR Thousand in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade 4603162.00 4804828.00 EUR Thousand Feb 2026
Capital Flows 8641.00 4571.00 EUR Million Dec 2025
Current Account 12807.00 13941.00 EUR Million Dec 2025
Exports 15894938.00 16173468.00 EUR Thousand Feb 2026
External Debt 3240754.24 3191931.33 EUR Million Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment 10809.00 18744.00 EUR Million Dec 2025
Imports 11291776.00 11368640.00 EUR Thousand Feb 2026
Terms of Trade 86.30 88.90 points Feb 2026


Ireland Imports
In 2017, imports to Ireland hit an all-time high of EUR 77 billion. The country imported mainly machinery and transport equipment (39 percent of total imports), namely other transport equipment, including aircraft (19 percent), road vehicles (5 percent), office machines and automatic data processing machines, including computers (4 percent), and electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances and parts (3 percent). Others include: chemicals and related products (23 percent), of which medical and pharmaceutical products (11 percent); miscellaneous manufactured articles (11 percent); food and live animals (9 percent); and petroleum, petroleum products and related materials (5 percent). Main import partners were: the United Kingdom (24 percent of total imports); the United States (20 percent); France (13 percent); Germany (9 percent); China (6 percent); and the Netherlands (3 percent).
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
11291776.00 11368640.00 14196294.00 62344.00 1970 - 2026 EUR Thousand Monthly
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