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Change indicator
4.56B EURup EUR 756.5 million from Jun 2026July 2026 · released 16 Sep 2026
−9.8%over 5 years

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Key data points

Last release
16 Sep 2026
Observation period
July 2026
Next release
16 Oct 2026, 10:00 UTC
Previous
3.81B EUR Jun 2026
Highest
22.71B EUR Mar 2025
Lowest
−294.08M EUR Jul 1981
A year ago
4.22B EUR
Data since
1970

Ireland trade balance by year

Ireland trade balance by year
YearAverageHighLowChange
2026 (to date)EUR 3.88 billionEUR 4.75 billionApril 2026EUR 3.03 billionMay 2026▲ +927.20M
2025EUR 9.33 billionEUR 22.71 billionMarch 2025EUR 3.22 billionOctober 2025▼ −7.83B
2024EUR 7.52 billionEUR 11.01 billionSeptember 2024EUR 5.5 billionJuly 2024▼ −1.35B
2023EUR 4.69 billionEUR 6.55 billionOctober 2023EUR 2.09 billionNovember 2023▲ +115.40M
2022EUR 5.57 billionEUR 7.73 billionMarch 2022EUR 3.81 billionJuly 2022▼ −2.17B
2021EUR 5.16 billionEUR 7.06 billionJanuary 2021EUR 3.42 billionDecember 2021▼ −3.65B
2020EUR 6.19 billionEUR 10.44 billionMarch 2020EUR 3.92 billionFebruary 2020▼ −723.34M
2019EUR 5.2 billionEUR 6.28 billionOctober 2019EUR 4.23 billionMarch 2019▼ −877.82M
2018EUR 4.05 billionEUR 4.94 billionMay 2018EUR 3.55 billionAugust 2018▼ −529.01M
2017EUR 3.35 billionEUR 4.16 billionMarch 2017EUR 2.74 billionMay 2017▲ +864.66M
2016EUR 3.75 billionEUR 5.12 billionOctober 2016EUR 2.81 billionFebruary 2016▼ −503.93M
2015EUR 3.56 billionEUR 4.66 billionOctober 2015EUR 3.18 billionMarch 2015▼ −4.60M
2014EUR 2.55 billionEUR 3.2 billionDecember 2014EUR 2.02 billionJuly 2014▲ +1.10B
2013EUR 2.8 billionEUR 3.25 billionMarch 2013EUR 2.41 billionFebruary 2013▲ +355.30M
2012EUR 3.1 billionEUR 3.83 billionJanuary 2012EUR 2.64 billionDecember 2012▼ −1.19B
2011EUR 3.35 billionEUR 3.99 billionMarch 2011EUR 2.9 billionJuly 2011▼ −473.30M
2010EUR 3.5 billionEUR 3.83 billionOctober 2010EUR 3.12 billionApril 2010▼ −237.20M
2009EUR 3.29 billionEUR 3.79 billionJune 2009EUR 2.48 billionDecember 2009▼ −752.40M
2008EUR 2.42 billionEUR 2.89 billionSeptember 2008EUR 1.81 billionMarch 2008▲ +831.00M
2007EUR 2.05 billionEUR 2.67 billionApril 2007EUR 1.42 billionDecember 2007▼ −638.70M
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Ireland trade balance by year
YearAverageHighLowChange
2006EUR 1.98 billionEUR 2.49 billionMay 2006EUR 1.54 billionJune 2006▼ −157.30M
2005EUR 2.37 billionEUR 2.64 billionApril 2005EUR 1.96 billionJuly 2005▼ −345.00M
2004EUR 2.78 billionEUR 3.28 billionMarch 2004EUR 2.23 billionOctober 2004▲ +235.70M
2003EUR 2.84 billionEUR 3.14 billionSeptember 2003EUR 2.51 billionMarch 2003▲ +29.40M
2002EUR 3.27 billionEUR 3.95 billionJanuary 2002EUR 2.79 billionJune 2002▼ −922.20M
2001EUR 3.02 billionEUR 3.51 billionJune 2001EUR 2.5 billionMay 2001▼ −362.70M
2000EUR 2.39 billionEUR 3.03 billionDecember 2000EUR 1.28 billionJanuary 2000▲ +1.75B
1999EUR 1.89 billionEUR 2.46 billionDecember 1999EUR 1.52 billionMarch 1999▲ +791.82M
1998EUR 1.47 billionEUR 2.07 billionNovember 1998EUR 1.15 billionFebruary 1998▲ +314.57M
1997EUR 995.48 millionEUR 1.23 billionDecember 1997EUR 788.32 millionFebruary 1997▲ +207.36M
1996EUR 849.8 millionEUR 1.03 billionJanuary 1996EUR 657.04 millionAugust 1996▼ −81.73M
1995EUR 761.74 millionEUR 999.68 millionOctober 1995EUR 646.95 millionJune 1995▲ +10.34M
1994EUR 575.51 millionEUR 691.03 millionNovember 1994EUR 451.56 millionFebruary 1994▲ +186.63M
1993EUR 519.49 millionEUR 636.79 millionDecember 1993EUR 295.54 millionFebruary 1993▲ +250.00M
1992EUR 373.71 millionEUR 575.19 millionMay 1992EUR 308.94 millionApril 1992▼ −82.18M
1991EUR 230.19 millionEUR 326.57 millionOctober 1991EUR 110.7 millionFebruary 1991▲ +83.16M
1990EUR 198.96 millionEUR 373.37 millionMarch 1990EUR 45.83 millionAugust 1990▼ −20.47M
1989EUR 243.7 millionEUR 333.42 millionSeptember 1989EUR 178.94 millionJune 1989▲ +16.06M
1988EUR 218.92 millionEUR 276.91 millionJuly 1988EUR 127.81 millionMarch 1988▼ −58.41M
1987EUR 165.33 millionEUR 266.53 millionNovember 1987EUR 69.38 millionMarch 1987▲ +33.14M
1986EUR 81.74 millionEUR 166.09 millionNovember 1986−EUR 6.83 millionApril 1986▼ −24.42M
1985EUR 35.61 millionEUR 90.26 millionJune 1985−EUR 29.14 millionApril 1985▼ −5.20M
1984−EUR 1.97 millionEUR 82.34 millionJuly 1984−EUR 229.95 millionAugust 1984▲ +71.05M
1983−EUR 45.88 millionEUR 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 millionEUR 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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12 observations · January 2025 to December 2025

Selected historical observations
Date or periodValue · EURSource
January 2025EUR 12.68 billionCentral Statistics Office (CSO)
February 2025EUR 12.99 billionCentral Statistics Office (CSO)
March 2025EUR 22.71 billionCentral Statistics Office (CSO)
April 2025EUR 10.22 billionCentral Statistics Office (CSO)
May 2025EUR 11.78 billionCentral Statistics Office (CSO)
June 2025EUR 4.83 billionCentral Statistics Office (CSO)
July 2025EUR 4.22 billionCentral Statistics Office (CSO)
August 2025EUR 4.16 billionCentral Statistics Office (CSO)
September 2025EUR 16.24 billionCentral Statistics Office (CSO)
October 2025EUR 3.22 billionCentral Statistics Office (CSO)
November 2025EUR 4.0 billionCentral Statistics Office (CSO)
December 2025EUR 4.85 billionCentral Statistics Office (CSO)

Indicator info

Category
Trade
Source
Central Statistics Office (CSO)
Frequency
Monthly
Units
EUR

Exports minus imports of goods. A negative value is a trade deficit.

ExportsJul 202618.45B EURImportsJul 202613.89B EURInflation rateSep 20264.1%Consumer price indexSep 2026107.6

Reports

Released 16 Sep 20264.56B EURJuly 2026
Next release, 10:00 UTC16 Oct 2026August 2026

History

Trade balance recent observations
PeriodValueChange
July 20264.56B EUR+756.50M
June 20263.81B EUR+773.10M
May 20263.03B EUR−1.72B
April 20264.75B EUR+1.14B
March 20263.61B EUR−150.40M
February 20263.76B EUR+122.80M
January 20263.64B EUR−1.21B
December 20254.85B EUR+842.00M
November 20254.00B EUR+783.40M
October 20253.22B EUR−13.02B
September 202516.24B EUR+12.08B
August 20254.16B EUR−55.70M
July 20254.22B EUR

Common questions

What is the trade balance in Ireland now?

The trade balance in Ireland was EUR 4.56 billion in July 2026, up EUR 756.5 million from Jun 2026. The figure was released on 16 Sep 2026.

When is the next trade balance release for Ireland?

The next release is scheduled for 16 Oct 2026, 10:00 UTC, covering August 2026.

What are the highest and lowest values of the trade balance in Ireland?

In data since 1970, the highest was EUR 22.71 billion in Mar 2025 and the lowest was −EUR 294.08 million in Jul 1981.

Where does this data come from?

Published by Central Statistics Office (CSO), and shown here exactly as published. Publishers revise figures, and the latest published figure replaces the earlier one.

Source
Central Statistics Office (CSO)
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