Imports in Ireland rose by 10.7% year-on-year to EUR 13.1 billion in December 2025, 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

Imports in Ireland averaged 3563227.85 EUR Thousand from 1970 until 2025, 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 February 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 12790000.00 EUR Thousand in 2027, according to our econometric models.



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 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
13125387.00 13108626.00 14196294.00 62344.00 1970 - 2025 EUR Thousand Monthly
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