Ireland - Merchandise imports

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in Ireland was 1.14 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 5.51 in 1960, while its lowest value was 0.17 in 2005.

Definition: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 5.51
1961 4.76
1962 3.48
1963 4.07
1964 2.69
1965 2.47
1966 3.07
1967 4.02
1968 3.95
1969 2.73
1970 3.15
1971 3.45
1972 2.36
1973 1.72
1974 4.63
1975 4.14
1976 2.42
1977 3.46
1978 2.92
1979 2.23
1980 3.58
1981 1.68
1982 0.91
1983 0.61
1984 0.17
1985 0.23
1986 0.20
1987 0.28
1988 0.22
1989 0.46
1990 0.27
1991 0.39
1992 0.32
1993 0.30
1994 0.37
1995 0.41
1996 0.28
1997 0.33
1998 0.27
1999 0.17
2000 0.18
2001 0.21
2002 0.22
2003 0.20
2004 0.21
2005 0.17
2006 0.24
2007 0.38
2008 0.45
2009 0.87
2010 1.14

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Ireland was 60,032,320,000 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 83,964,850,000 in 2008 and a minimum value of 633,920,000 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

See also:

Year Value
1960 633,920,000
1961 731,920,000
1962 766,360,000
1963 857,920,000
1964 973,840,000
1965 1,041,040,000
1966 1,043,280,000
1967 1,085,870,000
1968 1,174,800,000
1969 1,415,520,000
1970 1,621,440,000
1971 1,836,660,000
1972 2,101,940,000
1973 2,789,350,000
1974 3,813,630,000
1975 3,778,410,000
1976 4,200,490,000
1977 5,396,350,000
1978 7,121,440,000
1979 9,883,650,000
1980 11,153,000,000
1981 10,608,000,000
1982 9,702,000,000
1983 9,159,000,000
1984 9,675,000,000
1985 10,020,000,000
1986 11,621,000,000
1987 13,642,000,000
1988 15,567,000,000
1989 17,420,000,000
1990 20,669,000,000
1991 20,771,000,000
1992 22,477,000,000
1993 21,161,000,000
1994 25,612,000,000
1995 32,340,000,000
1996 34,320,000,000
1997 37,748,000,000
1998 43,191,330,000
1999 46,769,270,000
2000 51,041,250,000
2001 50,556,470,000
2002 52,398,780,000
2003 53,886,070,000
2004 61,814,100,000
2005 68,565,070,000
2006 73,117,720,000
2007 83,821,970,000
2008 83,964,850,000
2009 62,703,910,000
2010 60,032,320,000

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in Ireland was 88.47 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 96.09 in 1981, while its lowest value was 85.09 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 85.09
1961 86.48
1962 86.50
1963 87.01
1964 88.76
1965 87.88
1966 88.41
1967 87.62
1968 88.34
1969 89.65
1970 91.91
1971 89.99
1972 91.09
1973 92.34
1974 91.38
1975 91.21
1976 91.61
1977 91.72
1978 93.09
1979 93.86
1980 94.55
1981 96.09
1982 95.67
1983 95.22
1984 94.95
1985 95.08
1986 95.39
1987 95.54
1988 94.70
1989 94.99
1990 94.96
1991 94.91
1992 95.21
1993 91.99
1994 90.42
1995 90.18
1996 88.03
1997 88.41
1998 89.85
1999 89.70
2000 88.42
2001 88.85
2002 90.88
2003 90.25
2004 90.14
2005 90.37
2006 90.34
2007 90.32
2008 90.55
2009 88.97
2010 88.47

Merchandise imports from developing economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in Ireland was 9.52 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 10.80 in 1960, while its lowest value was 3.37 in 1981.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other developing economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 10.80
1961 9.32
1962 8.75
1963 9.02
1964 8.67
1965 9.79
1966 9.39
1967 10.31
1968 9.95
1969 8.50
1970 6.96
1971 6.78
1972 5.77
1973 6.29
1974 7.32
1975 7.32
1976 6.97
1977 6.78
1978 5.79
1979 5.24
1980 4.87
1981 3.37
1982 3.74
1983 4.30
1984 4.39
1985 4.27
1986 4.04
1987 3.90
1988 4.08
1989 4.31
1990 4.40
1991 4.56
1992 4.20
1993 5.52
1994 5.80
1995 6.25
1996 6.70
1997 5.93
1998 6.18
1999 5.15
2000 5.56
2001 5.30
2002 5.54
2003 7.13
2004 7.28
2005 7.54
2006 7.64
2007 7.71
2008 7.48
2009 9.02
2010 9.52

Merchandise imports from developing economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in Ireland was 5.25 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 5.26 in 2009, while its lowest value was 0.29 in 1965.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from developing economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 0.51
1961 0.32
1962 0.33
1963 0.31
1964 0.34
1965 0.29
1966 0.63
1967 0.47
1968 0.49
1969 0.45
1970 0.50
1971 0.54
1972 0.49
1973 0.62
1974 0.58
1975 0.39
1976 0.51
1977 0.60
1978 0.67
1979 0.74
1980 0.60
1981 0.61
1982 0.71
1983 0.75
1984 0.71
1985 0.69
1986 0.69
1987 0.82
1988 1.01
1989 0.94
1990 1.10
1991 1.37
1992 1.46
1993 2.80
1994 3.04
1995 3.48
1996 3.84
1997 3.59
1998 4.09
1999 3.41
2000 3.59
2001 3.11
2002 3.39
2003 4.23
2004 4.53
2005 4.92
2006 4.86
2007 4.71
2008 4.41
2009 5.26
2010 5.25

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Ireland was 1.05 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 1.05 in 2010, while its lowest value was 0.32 in 1999.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from developing economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1993 0.43
1994 0.36
1995 0.41
1996 0.46
1997 0.34
1998 0.38
1999 0.32
2000 0.38
2001 0.45
2002 0.48
2003 0.64
2004 0.75
2005 0.73
2006 0.94
2007 0.95
2008 0.98
2009 0.74
2010 1.05

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in Ireland was 1.09 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 2.27 in 1967, while its lowest value was 0.50 in 1999.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from developing economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 1.76
1961 1.19
1962 1.38
1963 1.28
1964 1.38
1965 1.75
1966 1.83
1967 2.27
1968 1.47
1969 1.52
1970 1.59
1971 1.73
1972 1.47
1973 1.26
1974 1.16
1975 0.86
1976 1.20
1977 0.92
1978 0.80
1979 0.79
1980 0.67
1981 0.77
1982 0.83
1983 0.79
1984 0.93
1985 0.78
1986 0.72
1987 0.59
1988 0.86
1989 0.96
1990 0.99
1991 0.88
1992 0.90
1993 0.73
1994 0.67
1995 0.71
1996 0.83
1997 0.67
1998 0.52
1999 0.50
2000 0.64
2001 0.74
2002 0.71
2003 1.17
2004 0.87
2005 0.78
2006 0.71
2007 0.78
2008 0.85
2009 1.04
2010 1.09

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Ireland was 0.88 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 4.25 in 1960, while its lowest value was 0.10 in 2005.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from developing economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 4.25
1961 3.84
1962 2.92
1963 3.78
1964 3.70
1965 4.06
1966 3.18
1967 3.55
1968 3.78
1969 2.79
1970 1.74
1971 1.62
1972 0.89
1973 1.37
1974 2.02
1975 2.23
1976 2.22
1977 1.94
1978 1.60
1979 0.97
1980 1.45
1981 0.14
1982 0.14
1983 0.49
1984 0.16
1985 0.16
1986 0.17
1987 0.25
1988 0.20
1989 0.44
1990 0.23
1991 0.25
1992 0.26
1993 0.23
1994 0.28
1995 0.34
1996 0.26
1997 0.24
1998 0.17
1999 0.12
2000 0.12
2001 0.14
2002 0.11
2003 0.13
2004 0.15
2005 0.10
2006 0.16
2007 0.29
2008 0.39
2009 0.76
2010 0.88

Merchandise imports from developing economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Ireland was 0.79 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 2.41 in 1960, while its lowest value was 0.31 in 1989.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from developing economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 2.41
1961 2.31
1962 2.02
1963 2.04
1964 1.30
1965 1.58
1966 1.36
1967 1.33
1968 1.30
1969 1.11
1970 0.89
1971 0.76
1972 0.77
1973 0.64
1974 0.59
1975 0.66
1976 0.54
1977 0.74
1978 0.54
1979 0.49
1980 0.44
1981 0.43
1982 0.34
1983 0.32
1984 0.31
1985 0.34
1986 0.35
1987 0.37
1988 0.33
1989 0.31
1990 0.32
1991 0.31
1992 0.31
1993 0.33
1994 0.37
1995 0.40
1996 0.42
1997 0.34
1998 0.34
1999 0.31
2000 0.31
2001 0.36
2002 0.40
2003 0.39
2004 0.42
2005 0.48
2006 0.49
2007 0.52
2008 0.48
2009 0.72
2010 0.79

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Ireland was 0.46 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 2.06 in 1968, while its lowest value was 0.39 in 2008.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from developing economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 1.32
1961 1.00
1962 1.18
1963 1.14
1964 1.53
1965 1.63
1966 1.77
1967 1.71
1968 2.06
1969 2.01
1970 1.63
1971 1.54
1972 1.63
1973 1.80
1974 1.79
1975 1.90
1976 1.35
1977 1.49
1978 1.31
1979 1.20
1980 1.13
1981 0.80
1982 0.99
1983 1.17
1984 1.54
1985 1.58
1986 1.28
1987 1.05
1988 1.05
1989 0.94
1990 1.06
1991 1.00
1992 0.99
1993 1.00
1994 1.08
1995 0.91
1996 0.89
1997 0.77
1998 0.68
1999 0.49
2000 0.51
2001 0.51
2002 0.45
2003 0.57
2004 0.55
2005 0.53
2006 0.49
2007 0.46
2008 0.39
2009 0.50
2010 0.46

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in Ireland was 2.01 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 6.02 in 2000, while its lowest value was 0.48 in 1983.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 4.11
1961 4.20
1962 4.75
1963 3.97
1964 2.57
1965 2.32
1966 2.20
1967 2.08
1968 1.71
1969 1.85
1970 1.14
1971 3.23
1972 3.14
1973 1.37
1974 1.30
1975 1.47
1976 1.41
1977 1.49
1978 1.12
1979 0.90
1980 0.59
1981 0.54
1982 0.59
1983 0.48
1984 0.66
1985 0.65
1986 0.57
1987 0.56
1988 1.21
1989 0.70
1990 0.64
1991 0.53
1992 0.59
1993 2.49
1994 3.78
1995 3.57
1996 5.26
1997 5.66
1998 3.97
1999 5.15
2000 6.02
2001 5.84
2002 3.58
2003 2.62
2004 2.58
2005 2.09
2006 2.02
2007 1.97
2008 1.97
2009 2.01
2010 2.01

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Ireland was $60,046,320,000 as of 2010. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $84,130,100,000 in 2008 and $629,900,000 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 $629,900,000
1961 $728,800,000
1962 $763,500,000
1963 $852,300,000
1964 $967,700,000
1965 $1,036,700,000
1966 $1,041,600,000
1967 $1,079,000,000
1968 $1,173,600,000
1969 $1,422,810,000
1970 $1,569,080,000
1971 $1,833,710,000
1972 $2,106,040,000
1973 $2,776,020,000
1974 $3,817,300,000
1975 $3,772,060,000
1976 $4,195,540,000
1977 $5,384,830,000
1978 $7,110,250,000
1979 $9,886,280,000
1980 $11,142,530,000
1981 $10,600,500,000
1982 $9,699,460,000
1983 $9,163,780,000
1984 $9,675,150,000
1985 $10,017,510,000
1986 $11,617,820,000
1987 $13,639,710,000
1988 $15,604,560,000
1989 $17,524,720,000
1990 $20,829,930,000
1991 $20,751,230,000
1992 $22,453,980,000
1993 $21,528,310,000
1994 $25,183,420,000
1995 $32,005,050,000
1996 $34,961,500,000
1997 $38,904,280,000
1998 $43,935,340,000
1999 $47,533,240,000
2000 $50,645,180,000
2001 $50,652,000,000
2002 $51,427,280,000
2003 $53,865,670,000
2004 $61,344,030,000
2005 $68,530,430,000
2006 $73,063,310,000
2007 $83,834,600,000
2008 $84,130,100,000
2009 $62,493,500,000
2010 $60,046,320,000

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exports