Ireland - External balance on goods and services

External balance on goods and services (current US$)

The latest value for External balance on goods and services (current US$) in Ireland was $94,862,890,000 as of 2020. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $109,951,000,000 in 2018 and ($2,981,859,000) in 1979.

Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1970 ($362,337,900)
1971 ($385,203,100)
1972 ($363,749,000)
1973 ($538,410,200)
1974 ($1,142,007,000)
1975 ($626,191,600)
1976 ($795,847,700)
1977 ($1,076,041,000)
1978 ($1,510,369,000)
1979 ($2,981,859,000)
1980 ($2,953,075,000)
1981 ($2,940,175,000)
1982 ($1,695,760,000)
1983 ($794,916,300)
1984 ($338,800,600)
1985 $66,864,330
1986 $308,047,900
1987 $1,402,765,000
1988 $2,253,689,000
1989 $2,115,404,000
1990 $2,161,080,000
1991 $2,351,700,000
1992 $4,062,759,000
1993 $5,310,557,000
1994 $5,384,984,000
1995 $7,561,725,000
1996 $8,295,999,000
1997 $9,926,304,000
1998 $9,809,849,000
1999 $12,904,850,000
2000 $13,853,060,000
2001 $17,066,860,000
2002 $22,092,280,000
2003 $24,947,100,000
2004 $27,918,900,000
2005 $23,051,810,000
2006 $18,684,850,000
2007 $22,353,720,000
2008 $23,763,190,000
2009 $31,969,100,000
2010 $36,950,210,000
2011 $44,765,790,000
2012 $39,332,720,000
2013 $44,874,930,000
2014 $46,743,870,000
2015 $83,966,570,000
2016 $46,881,110,000
2017 $74,137,340,000
2018 $109,951,000,000
2019 $14,052,280,000
2020 $94,862,890,000

External balance on goods and services (current LCU)

The value for External balance on goods and services (current LCU) in Ireland was 83,053,070,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 93,103,260,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of -2,319,504,000 in 1981.

Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1970 -191,713,000
1971 -200,999,000
1972 -184,930,000
1973 -279,058,000
1974 -620,224,000
1975 -359,434,000
1976 -562,346,000
1977 -783,250,000
1978 -1,000,166,000
1979 -1,849,945,000
1980 -1,824,705,000
1981 -2,319,504,000
1982 -1,517,027,000
1983 -812,166,000
1984 -396,871,000
1985 80,284,000
1986 290,674,000
1987 1,198,522,000
1988 1,878,450,000
1989 1,895,190,000
1990 1,659,061,000
1991 1,855,256,000
1992 3,032,037,000
1993 4,566,548,000
1994 4,571,851,000
1995 5,988,886,000
1996 6,583,705,000
1997 8,314,272,000
1998 8,747,443,000
1999 12,108,400,000
2000 14,998,780,000
2001 19,055,720,000
2002 23,363,890,000
2003 22,054,430,000
2004 22,444,610,000
2005 18,529,050,000
2006 14,881,220,000
2007 16,310,890,000
2008 16,157,130,000
2009 22,920,500,000
2010 27,871,870,000
2011 32,160,360,000
2012 30,614,160,000
2013 33,788,360,000
2014 35,185,430,000
2015 75,678,780,000
2016 42,353,400,000
2017 65,626,780,000
2018 93,103,260,000
2019 12,552,570,000
2020 83,053,070,000

External balance on goods and services (constant LCU)

The value for External balance on goods and services (constant LCU) in Ireland was 96,377,280,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 105,413,000,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of -6,133,473,000 in 1979.

Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1970 -2,952,091,000
1971 -3,123,687,000
1972 -3,374,092,000
1973 -4,546,694,000
1974 -4,225,779,000
1975 -2,498,044,000
1976 -3,379,036,000
1977 -3,762,287,000
1978 -4,681,110,000
1979 -6,133,473,000
1980 -4,602,102,000
1981 -4,650,603,000
1982 -3,419,759,000
1983 -2,812,898,000
1984 -2,104,748,000
1985 -1,604,258,000
1986 -2,192,931,000
1987 -917,910,000
1988 -86,626,000
1989 -828,058,000
1990 61,843,000
1991 981,741,000
1992 2,743,898,000
1993 3,671,832,000
1994 4,111,128,000
1995 6,283,773,000
1996 6,876,733,000
1997 8,537,040,000
1998 7,553,308,000
1999 11,103,090,000
2000 13,035,820,000
2001 15,790,650,000
2002 18,130,730,000
2003 18,701,020,000
2004 25,417,070,000
2005 18,021,290,000
2006 14,665,950,000
2007 15,298,990,000
2008 13,053,810,000
2009 23,753,890,000
2010 33,803,740,000
2011 35,529,170,000
2012 35,530,350,000
2013 39,662,690,000
2014 45,316,400,000
2015 75,678,780,000
2016 43,821,870,000
2017 72,745,010,000
2018 105,413,000,000
2019 21,259,220,000
2020 96,377,280,000

External balance on goods and services (% of GDP)

External balance on goods and services (% of GDP) in Ireland was 22.27 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 28.80 in 2015, while its lowest value was -16.28 in 1979.

Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services).

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1970 -8.24
1971 -7.56
1972 -5.76
1973 -7.20
1974 -14.46
1975 -6.60
1976 -8.42
1977 -9.57
1978 -10.31
1979 -16.28
1980 -13.58
1981 -14.22
1982 -7.90
1983 -3.83
1984 -1.69
1985 0.31
1986 1.07
1987 4.14
1988 5.97
1989 5.39
1990 4.38
1991 4.72
1992 7.27
1993 10.13
1994 9.43
1995 10.94
1996 10.95
1997 11.98
1998 10.88
1999 13.05
2000 13.82
2001 15.61
2002 17.18
2003 15.15
2004 14.36
2005 10.88
2006 8.05
2007 8.28
2008 8.63
2009 13.52
2010 16.65
2011 18.73
2012 17.44
2013 18.83
2014 18.05
2015 28.80
2016 15.68
2017 22.10
2018 28.56
2019 3.52
2020 22.27

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts