Ireland trade balance history

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EUR 4.56 billionJuly 2026Latest published observation

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History starts: January 1970
History ends: July 2026
Frequency: Monthly observations
Unit: EUR

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12 observations · January 2017 to December 2017

Selected historical observations
Date or period	Value · EUR	Source
January 2017	EUR 2.86 billion	Central Statistics Office (CSO)
February 2017	EUR 3.66 billion	Central Statistics Office (CSO)
March 2017	EUR 4.16 billion	Central Statistics Office (CSO)
April 2017	EUR 3.15 billion	Central Statistics Office (CSO)
May 2017	EUR 2.74 billion	Central Statistics Office (CSO)
June 2017	EUR 2.76 billion	Central Statistics Office (CSO)
July 2017	EUR 3.78 billion	Central Statistics Office (CSO)
August 2017	EUR 3.25 billion	Central Statistics Office (CSO)
September 2017	EUR 3.34 billion	Central Statistics Office (CSO)
October 2017	EUR 3.29 billion	Central Statistics Office (CSO)
November 2017	EUR 3.45 billion	Central Statistics Office (CSO)
December 2017	EUR 3.72 billion	Central Statistics Office (CSO)

Ireland trade balance history by year

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Ireland trade balance history by year
Year	Average	High	Low	Change
2026 (to date)	EUR 3.88 billion	EUR 4.75 billionApril 2026	EUR 3.03 billionMay 2026	▲ +927.20M
2025	EUR 9.33 billion	EUR 22.71 billionMarch 2025	EUR 3.22 billionOctober 2025	▼ −7.83B
2024	EUR 7.52 billion	EUR 11.01 billionSeptember 2024	EUR 5.5 billionJuly 2024	▼ −1.35B
2023	EUR 4.69 billion	EUR 6.55 billionOctober 2023	EUR 2.09 billionNovember 2023	▲ +115.40M
2022	EUR 5.57 billion	EUR 7.73 billionMarch 2022	EUR 3.81 billionJuly 2022	▼ −2.17B
2021	EUR 5.16 billion	EUR 7.06 billionJanuary 2021	EUR 3.42 billionDecember 2021	▼ −3.65B
2020	EUR 6.19 billion	EUR 10.44 billionMarch 2020	EUR 3.92 billionFebruary 2020	▼ −723.34M
2019	EUR 5.2 billion	EUR 6.28 billionOctober 2019	EUR 4.23 billionMarch 2019	▼ −877.82M
2018	EUR 4.05 billion	EUR 4.94 billionMay 2018	EUR 3.55 billionAugust 2018	▼ −529.01M
2017	EUR 3.35 billion	EUR 4.16 billionMarch 2017	EUR 2.74 billionMay 2017	▲ +864.66M
2016	EUR 3.75 billion	EUR 5.12 billionOctober 2016	EUR 2.81 billionFebruary 2016	▼ −503.93M
2015	EUR 3.56 billion	EUR 4.66 billionOctober 2015	EUR 3.18 billionMarch 2015	▼ −4.60M
2014	EUR 2.55 billion	EUR 3.2 billionDecember 2014	EUR 2.02 billionJuly 2014	▲ +1.10B
2013	EUR 2.8 billion	EUR 3.25 billionMarch 2013	EUR 2.41 billionFebruary 2013	▲ +355.30M
2012	EUR 3.1 billion	EUR 3.83 billionJanuary 2012	EUR 2.64 billionDecember 2012	▼ −1.19B
2011	EUR 3.35 billion	EUR 3.99 billionMarch 2011	EUR 2.9 billionJuly 2011	▼ −473.30M
2010	EUR 3.5 billion	EUR 3.83 billionOctober 2010	EUR 3.12 billionApril 2010	▼ −237.20M
2009	EUR 3.29 billion	EUR 3.79 billionJune 2009	EUR 2.48 billionDecember 2009	▼ −752.40M
2008	EUR 2.42 billion	EUR 2.89 billionSeptember 2008	EUR 1.81 billionMarch 2008	▲ +831.00M
2007	EUR 2.05 billion	EUR 2.67 billionApril 2007	EUR 1.42 billionDecember 2007	▼ −638.70M

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Ireland trade balance history by year
Year	Average	High	Low	Change
2006	EUR 1.98 billion	EUR 2.49 billionMay 2006	EUR 1.54 billionJune 2006	▼ −157.30M
2005	EUR 2.37 billion	EUR 2.64 billionApril 2005	EUR 1.96 billionJuly 2005	▼ −345.00M
2004	EUR 2.78 billion	EUR 3.28 billionMarch 2004	EUR 2.23 billionOctober 2004	▲ +235.70M
2003	EUR 2.84 billion	EUR 3.14 billionSeptember 2003	EUR 2.51 billionMarch 2003	▲ +29.40M
2002	EUR 3.27 billion	EUR 3.95 billionJanuary 2002	EUR 2.79 billionJune 2002	▼ −922.20M
2001	EUR 3.02 billion	EUR 3.51 billionJune 2001	EUR 2.5 billionMay 2001	▼ −362.70M
2000	EUR 2.39 billion	EUR 3.03 billionDecember 2000	EUR 1.28 billionJanuary 2000	▲ +1.75B
1999	EUR 1.89 billion	EUR 2.46 billionDecember 1999	EUR 1.52 billionMarch 1999	▲ +791.82M
1998	EUR 1.47 billion	EUR 2.07 billionNovember 1998	EUR 1.15 billionFebruary 1998	▲ +314.57M
1997	EUR 995.48 million	EUR 1.23 billionDecember 1997	EUR 788.32 millionFebruary 1997	▲ +207.36M
1996	EUR 849.8 million	EUR 1.03 billionJanuary 1996	EUR 657.04 millionAugust 1996	▼ −81.73M
1995	EUR 761.74 million	EUR 999.68 millionOctober 1995	EUR 646.95 millionJune 1995	▲ +10.34M
1994	EUR 575.51 million	EUR 691.03 millionNovember 1994	EUR 451.56 millionFebruary 1994	▲ +186.63M
1993	EUR 519.49 million	EUR 636.79 millionDecember 1993	EUR 295.54 millionFebruary 1993	▲ +250.00M
1992	EUR 373.71 million	EUR 575.19 millionMay 1992	EUR 308.94 millionApril 1992	▼ −82.18M
1991	EUR 230.19 million	EUR 326.57 millionOctober 1991	EUR 110.7 millionFebruary 1991	▲ +83.16M
1990	EUR 198.96 million	EUR 373.37 millionMarch 1990	EUR 45.83 millionAugust 1990	▼ −20.47M
1989	EUR 243.7 million	EUR 333.42 millionSeptember 1989	EUR 178.94 millionJune 1989	▲ +16.06M
1988	EUR 218.92 million	EUR 276.91 millionJuly 1988	EUR 127.81 millionMarch 1988	▼ −58.41M
1987	EUR 165.33 million	EUR 266.53 millionNovember 1987	EUR 69.38 millionMarch 1987	▲ +33.14M
1986	EUR 81.74 million	EUR 166.09 millionNovember 1986	−EUR 6.83 millionApril 1986	▼ −24.42M
1985	EUR 35.61 million	EUR 90.26 millionJune 1985	−EUR 29.14 millionApril 1985	▼ −5.20M
1984	−EUR 1.97 million	EUR 82.34 millionJuly 1984	−EUR 229.95 millionAugust 1984	▲ +71.05M
1983	−EUR 45.88 million	EUR 5.84 millionApril 1983	−EUR 117.45 millionMarch 1983	▲ +72.03M
1982	−EUR 120.07 million	−EUR 62.6 millionOctober 1982	−EUR 207.46 millionJanuary 1982	▲ +107.92M
1981	−EUR 190.91 million	−EUR 95.25 millionDecember 1981	−EUR 294.08 millionJuly 1981	▲ +53.13M
1980	−EUR 140.69 million	−EUR 99.34 millionOctober 1980	−EUR 200.1 millionNovember 1980	▼ −7.47M
1979	−EUR 141.35 million	−EUR 56.19 millionDecember 1979	−EUR 228.98 millionJune 1979	▲ +64.50M
1978	−EUR 79.66 million	−EUR 26.82 millionJanuary 1978	−EUR 118.48 millionAugust 1978	▼ −20.19M
1977	−EUR 62.67 million	−EUR 40.64 millionAugust 1977	−EUR 86.45 millionJanuary 1977	▲ +31.01M
1976	−EUR 52.24 million	−EUR 27.84 millionOctober 1976	−EUR 70.19 millionNovember 1976	▼ −20.78M
1975	−EUR 28.63 million	EUR 923,000October 1975	−EUR 59.11 millionDecember 1975	▼ −33.18M
1974	−EUR 52.99 million	−EUR 23.52 millionDecember 1974	−EUR 72.89 millionAugust 1974	▲ +3.35M
1973	−EUR 28.96 million	−EUR 16.99 millionDecember 1973	−EUR 37.56 millionJuly 1973	▲ +15.10M
1972	−EUR 21.8 million	−EUR 11.41 millionAugust 1972	−EUR 42.86 millionDecember 1972	▼ −20.49M
1971	−EUR 22.78 million	−EUR 10.88 millionDecember 1971	−EUR 41.16 millionMarch 1971	▲ +7.38M
1970	−EUR 22.14 million	−EUR 13.86 millionMarch 1970	−EUR 26.13 millionOctober 1970	▼ −6.47M

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