Ireland Highest Trade Balance
External balance on goods and services · World Bank
The highest trade balance in Ireland was $285.2B in 2025. The top 5 years were: 2025 ($285.2B), 2024 ($254.6B), 2022 ($226.2B), 2021 ($221.5B), 2023 ($189.5B).
Top 5 Highest Years▾
Ireland Top 5 Highest Trade Balance Years
| Rank | Year | Value |
|---|
| 1st |
2025 |
$285.2B |
| 2nd |
2024 |
$254.6B |
| 3rd |
2022 |
$226.2B |
| 4th |
2021 |
$221.5B |
| 5th |
2023 |
$189.5B |
All Data (sorted by value)▾
| Year | Value | Change | Rank |
|---|
| 2025 |
$285.2B |
+$30.6B |
2nd |
| 2024 |
$254.6B |
+$65.1B |
156th |
| 2022 |
$226.2B |
+$4.7B |
177th |
| 2021 |
$221.5B |
+$130.6B |
177th |
| 2023 |
$189.5B |
−$36.7B |
169th |
| 2018 |
$116.7B |
+$34.2B |
179th |
| 2020 |
$90.9B |
+$71.3B |
177th |
| 2015 |
$89.6B |
+$39.0B |
178th |
| 2017 |
$82.5B |
+$25.6B |
176th |
| 2016 |
$57.0B |
−$32.7B |
172nd |
| 2014 |
$50.7B |
+$2.7B |
167th |
| 2013 |
$48.0B |
+$8.7B |
164th |
| 2011 |
$44.6B |
+$7.9B |
163rd |
| 2012 |
$39.2B |
−$5.4B |
165th |
| 2010 |
$36.7B |
+$4.8B |
164th |
| 2009 |
$32.0B |
+$8.2B |
167th |
| 2004 |
$27.9B |
+$3.0B |
159th |
| 2003 |
$24.9B |
+$2.9B |
160th |
| 2008 |
$23.8B |
+$1.4B |
159th |
| 2005 |
$23.1B |
−$4.9B |
158th |
| 2007 |
$22.4B |
+$3.7B |
156th |
| 2002 |
$22.1B |
+$5.0B |
160th |
| 2019 |
$19.5B |
−$97.2B |
159th |
| 2006 |
$18.7B |
−$4.4B |
153rd |
| 2001 |
$17.1B |
+$3.2B |
153rd |
| 2000 |
$13.9B |
+$948.2M |
153rd |
| 1999 |
$12.9B |
+$3.1B |
148th |
| 1997 |
$9.9B |
+$1.6B |
149th |
| 1998 |
$9.8B |
−$116.5M |
146th |
| 1996 |
$8.3B |
+$734.3M |
144th |
| 1995 |
$7.6B |
+$2.2B |
141st |
| 1994 |
$5.4B |
+$74.4M |
135th |
| 1993 |
$5.3B |
+$1.2B |
133rd |
| 1992 |
$4.1B |
+$1.7B |
127th |
| 1991 |
$2.4B |
+$190.6M |
124th |
| 1988 |
$2.3B |
+$850.9M |
104th |
| 1990 |
$2.2B |
+$45.7M |
122nd |
| 1989 |
$2.1B |
−$138.3M |
107th |
| 1987 |
$1.4B |
+$1.1B |
102nd |
| 1986 |
$308.0M |
+$241.2M |
92nd |
| 1985 |
$66.9M |
+$405.7M |
80th |
| 1984 |
$-338.8M |
+$456.1M |
34th |
| 1970 |
$-362.3M |
– |
13th |
| 1972 |
$-363.7M |
+$21.5M |
15th |
| 1971 |
$-385.2M |
−$22.9M |
17th |
| 1973 |
$-538.4M |
−$174.7M |
13th |
| 1975 |
$-626.2M |
+$515.8M |
27th |
| 1983 |
$-794.9M |
+$900.8M |
30th |
| 1976 |
$-795.8M |
−$169.7M |
28th |
| 1977 |
$-1.1B |
−$280.2M |
19th |
| 1974 |
$-1.1B |
−$603.6M |
18th |
| 1978 |
$-1.5B |
−$434.3M |
16th |
| 1982 |
$-1.7B |
+$1.2B |
26th |
| 1981 |
$-2.9B |
+$12.9M |
16th |
| 1980 |
$-3.0B |
+$28.8M |
15th |
| 1979 |
$-3.0B |
−$1.5B |
6th |
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