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 0.29 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 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 3.10
1971 3.38
1972 2.31
1973 1.61
1974 4.63
1975 4.15
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 1.09
2011 0.42
2012 1.69
2013 0.81
2014 1.05
2015 0.38
2016 0.40
2017 0.21
2018 0.55
2019 0.27
2020 0.29

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Ireland was 98,750,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 107,669,000,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 634,000,000 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 634,000,000
1961 732,000,000
1962 766,000,000
1963 858,000,000
1964 974,000,000
1965 1,041,000,000
1966 1,043,000,000
1967 1,086,000,000
1968 1,175,000,000
1969 1,416,000,000
1970 1,621,000,000
1971 1,837,000,000
1972 2,102,000,000
1973 2,789,000,000
1974 3,814,000,000
1975 3,778,000,000
1976 4,200,000,000
1977 5,396,000,000
1978 7,121,000,000
1979 9,884,000,000
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 43,191,000,000
1999 46,769,000,000
2000 51,041,000,000
2001 50,556,000,000
2002 52,399,000,000
2003 53,886,000,000
2004 61,814,000,000
2005 68,565,000,000
2006 73,118,000,000
2007 83,822,000,000
2008 83,965,000,000
2009 62,704,000,000
2010 60,276,000,000
2011 66,606,000,000
2012 62,769,000,000
2013 72,134,000,000
2014 82,016,000,000
2015 76,977,000,000
2016 81,185,000,000
2017 93,198,000,000
2018 107,669,000,000
2019 101,104,000,000
2020 98,750,000,000

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

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in Ireland was 87.22 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 93.86 in 1981, while its lowest value was 82.63 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. 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 82.63
1961 83.73
1962 83.58
1963 84.68
1964 85.86
1965 85.35
1966 86.50
1967 85.51
1968 86.55
1969 88.10
1970 90.15
1971 88.28
1972 89.28
1973 90.05
1974 88.91
1975 89.31
1976 89.34
1977 89.51
1978 90.91
1979 91.52
1980 92.46
1981 93.86
1982 93.52
1983 93.00
1984 92.64
1985 92.84
1986 93.26
1987 93.49
1988 92.55
1989 92.79
1990 92.85
1991 92.83
1992 93.14
1993 90.57
1994 89.17
1995 89.08
1996 86.89
1997 88.55
1998 89.99
1999 89.84
2000 88.98
2001 90.22
2002 91.95
2003 90.50
2004 90.49
2005 90.58
2006 90.64
2007 90.61
2008 90.79
2009 89.19
2010 90.03
2011 89.90
2012 87.76
2013 90.04
2014 89.66
2015 89.80
2016 90.78
2017 90.19
2018 87.62
2019 88.52
2020 87.22

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in Ireland was 9.37 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 12.00 in 2012, while its lowest value was 2.80 in 1981.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income 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. 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 10.33
1961 8.71
1962 7.91
1963 8.62
1964 8.27
1965 9.33
1966 8.81
1967 9.23
1968 9.23
1969 7.96
1970 6.41
1971 6.21
1972 5.20
1973 5.68
1974 6.22
1975 6.17
1976 5.91
1977 5.78
1978 4.96
1979 4.17
1980 4.26
1981 2.80
1982 2.93
1983 3.58
1984 3.69
1985 3.54
1986 3.27
1987 3.20
1988 3.55
1989 3.68
1990 3.79
1991 3.90
1992 4.03
1993 5.39
1994 5.66
1995 6.09
1996 6.52
1997 5.78
1998 6.03
1999 5.00
2000 5.07
2001 5.05
2002 5.29
2003 6.86
2004 6.98
2005 7.33
2006 7.36
2007 7.48
2008 7.24
2009 8.79
2010 9.74
2011 9.96
2012 12.00
2013 9.70
2014 9.78
2015 9.37
2016 8.54
2017 8.09
2018 8.36
2019 8.85
2020 9.37

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in Ireland was 6.13 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 6.13 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.29 in 1965.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income 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. 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 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 0.63
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 3.30
2001 3.09
2002 3.36
2003 4.23
2004 4.49
2005 4.92
2006 4.86
2007 4.71
2008 4.41
2009 5.26
2010 5.09
2011 4.49
2012 4.40
2013 4.53
2014 4.44
2015 4.99
2016 4.80
2017 4.67
2018 4.91
2019 5.29
2020 6.13

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Ireland was 0.98 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 1.20 in 2018, while its lowest value was 0.06 in 1980.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income 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. 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 0.14
1961 0.11
1962 0.14
1963 0.14
1964 0.09
1965 0.09
1966 0.12
1967 0.12
1968 0.15
1969 0.14
1970 0.16
1971 0.14
1972 0.10
1973 0.15
1974 0.14
1975 0.15
1976 0.12
1977 0.17
1978 0.13
1979 0.11
1980 0.06
1981 0.08
1982 0.08
1983 0.09
1984 0.07
1985 0.11
1986 0.14
1987 0.19
1988 0.18
1989 0.19
1990 0.22
1991 0.21
1992 0.17
1993 0.36
1994 0.29
1995 0.34
1996 0.35
1997 0.26
1998 0.29
1999 0.23
2000 0.25
2001 0.29
2002 0.35
2003 0.46
2004 0.58
2005 0.59
2006 0.75
2007 0.81
2008 0.82
2009 0.63
2010 0.76
2011 0.65
2012 0.58
2013 0.76
2014 0.97
2015 1.00
2016 0.93
2017 0.91
2018 1.20
2019 1.09
2020 0.98

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in Ireland was 1.16 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 2.82 in 2012, while its lowest value was 0.45 in 1999.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income 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. 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 1.70
1961 1.14
1962 1.32
1963 1.22
1964 1.33
1965 1.69
1966 1.77
1967 2.06
1968 1.43
1969 1.47
1970 1.55
1971 1.68
1972 1.36
1973 1.19
1974 1.11
1975 0.83
1976 1.17
1977 0.88
1978 0.74
1979 0.71
1980 0.66
1981 0.75
1982 0.75
1983 0.77
1984 0.92
1985 0.69
1986 0.65
1987 0.54
1988 0.79
1989 0.88
1990 0.88
1991 0.78
1992 0.85
1993 0.68
1994 0.61
1995 0.63
1996 0.77
1997 0.60
1998 0.47
1999 0.45
2000 0.58
2001 0.67
2002 0.64
2003 1.09
2004 0.79
2005 0.70
2006 0.62
2007 0.70
2008 0.77
2009 0.93
2010 1.87
2011 2.69
2012 2.82
2013 1.98
2014 1.83
2015 1.69
2016 1.37
2017 1.03
2018 1.05
2019 1.28
2020 1.16

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Ireland was 0.11 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 4.25 in 1960, while its lowest value was 0.08 in 2019.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income 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. 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 4.25
1961 3.84
1962 2.92
1963 3.78
1964 3.70
1965 4.06
1966 3.18
1967 3.55
1968 3.79
1969 2.79
1970 1.69
1971 1.56
1972 0.84
1973 1.27
1974 2.02
1975 2.24
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 0.83
2011 0.36
2012 1.60
2013 0.66
2014 0.98
2015 0.12
2016 0.08
2017 0.16
2018 0.18
2019 0.08
2020 0.11

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Ireland was 0.71 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 2.41 in 1960, while its lowest value was 0.31 in 1989.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income 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. 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 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 0.39
2003 0.39
2004 0.42
2005 0.48
2006 0.48
2007 0.52
2008 0.48
2009 0.72
2010 0.75
2011 0.83
2012 0.82
2013 0.84
2014 0.87
2015 0.88
2016 0.91
2017 0.82
2018 0.71
2019 0.81
2020 0.71

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Ireland was 0.28 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 2.06 in 1968, while its lowest value was 0.28 in 2020.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income 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. 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 1.32
1961 1.00
1962 1.18
1963 1.14
1964 1.50
1965 1.62
1966 1.76
1967 1.71
1968 2.06
1969 2.00
1970 1.62
1971 1.53
1972 1.63
1973 1.80
1974 1.79
1975 1.89
1976 1.35
1977 1.45
1978 1.29
1979 1.15
1980 1.05
1981 0.79
1982 0.90
1983 1.16
1984 1.52
1985 1.55
1986 1.26
1987 1.03
1988 1.04
1989 0.92
1990 1.05
1991 0.99
1992 0.97
1993 0.99
1994 1.07
1995 0.90
1996 0.88
1997 0.76
1998 0.67
1999 0.48
2000 0.50
2001 0.50
2002 0.44
2003 0.56
2004 0.54
2005 0.53
2006 0.48
2007 0.45
2008 0.38
2009 0.49
2010 0.44
2011 0.95
2012 1.78
2013 0.93
2014 0.69
2015 0.68
2016 0.44
2017 0.51
2018 0.31
2019 0.31
2020 0.28

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 3.41 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 8.51 in 1962, while its lowest value was 0.13 in 2011.

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 7.03
1961 7.56
1962 8.51
1963 6.70
1964 5.87
1965 5.32
1966 4.69
1967 5.25
1968 4.22
1969 3.93
1970 3.44
1971 5.51
1972 5.52
1973 4.27
1974 4.87
1975 4.52
1976 4.75
1977 4.72
1978 4.13
1979 4.31
1980 3.28
1981 3.34
1982 3.55
1983 3.43
1984 3.67
1985 3.62
1986 3.47
1987 3.32
1988 3.90
1989 3.53
1990 3.35
1991 3.27
1992 2.84
1993 4.04
1994 5.17
1995 4.83
1996 6.59
1997 5.67
1998 3.98
1999 5.16
2000 5.96
2001 4.73
2002 2.76
2003 2.63
2004 2.54
2005 2.09
2006 2.00
2007 1.91
2008 1.97
2009 2.01
2010 0.23
2011 0.13
2012 0.24
2013 0.26
2014 0.56
2015 0.83
2016 0.69
2017 1.73
2018 4.02
2019 2.63
2020 3.41

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Ireland was $99,654,370,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $107,669,000,000 in 2018 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 $1,172,700,000
1969 $1,422,720,000
1970 $1,569,040,000
1971 $1,833,710,000
1972 $2,106,040,000
1973 $2,775,850,000
1974 $3,816,970,000
1975 $3,761,110,000
1976 $4,195,400,000
1977 $5,383,950,000
1978 $7,109,600,000
1979 $9,885,510,000
1980 $11,142,480,000
1981 $10,600,070,000
1982 $9,698,740,000
1983 $9,163,750,000
1984 $9,675,130,000
1985 $10,017,490,000
1986 $11,617,800,000
1987 $13,639,680,000
1988 $15,604,520,000
1989 $17,524,620,000
1990 $20,829,740,000
1991 $20,750,710,000
1992 $22,453,140,000
1993 $21,528,080,000
1994 $25,183,070,000
1995 $32,004,650,000
1996 $34,959,740,000
1997 $38,903,480,000
1998 $43,935,210,000
1999 $47,532,930,000
2000 $50,893,330,000
2001 $50,594,540,000
2002 $52,082,550,000
2003 $53,866,680,000
2004 $61,851,020,000
2005 $68,530,410,000
2006 $73,142,940,000
2007 $83,905,990,000
2008 $84,130,650,000
2009 $62,493,520,000
2010 $63,253,620,000
2011 $73,012,900,000
2012 $70,576,440,000
2013 $73,445,810,000
2014 $82,015,870,000
2015 $76,976,590,000
2016 $81,185,460,000
2017 $93,197,750,000
2018 $107,669,000,000
2019 $101,104,000,000
2020 $99,654,370,000

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports