Ireland - Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)

The value for Imports of goods and services (annual % growth) in Ireland was -7.44 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 41.65 in 2019 and a minimum value of -10.21 in 1975.

Definition: Annual growth rate of imports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2010 U.S. dollars. Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

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

See also:

Year Value
1971 4.66
1972 5.06
1973 19.03
1974 -2.29
1975 -10.21
1976 14.67
1977 13.27
1978 15.71
1979 13.86
1980 -4.50
1981 1.71
1982 -3.12
1983 4.67
1984 9.85
1985 3.24
1986 5.63
1987 6.18
1988 4.90
1989 13.46
1990 5.09
1991 2.40
1992 8.17
1993 7.55
1994 15.49
1995 16.41
1996 12.84
1997 16.64
1998 27.78
1999 12.62
2000 21.69
2001 13.10
2002 5.34
2003 -2.42
2004 1.90
2005 12.72
2006 9.30
2007 9.35
2008 -2.79
2009 -1.70
2010 0.44
2011 2.70
2012 -1.00
2013 1.06
2014 14.69
2015 32.45
2016 19.01
2017 1.16
2018 3.32
2019 41.65
2020 -7.44

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts