General profile: Ireland

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2021
Population
Population
Exchange rates
Exchange rate
GDP
GDP
4.987 Millions
0.845 EUR/US$
487 449 Millions current US$
Land area
Land area¹
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 68 890 km²
2.41 %
10.95 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+5.7 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2021
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchandise exports
109 657
116 497
123 361
190 319
Merchandise imports
68 565
60 276
76 977
119 496
Merchandise trade balance
41 092
56 220
46 385
70 824
Export structure by product group in 2021
(as % of total exports)
2 %2 %89 %89 %9 %9 %
Top 5 partners in 2021
(exports, millions of US$)
58 60921 16220 89415 98513 22858 60921 16220 89415 98513 228
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Services exports
56 554
92 150
133 406
337 759
Services imports
73 468
109 956
175 251
341 456
Services trade balance
-16 914
-17 806
-41 845
-3 697
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Transport
-
5.2
5.5
0.9
Travel
-
4.4
3.6
0.3
Other services
-
88.9
89.6
98.2
TRADE INDICES
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ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+10.9 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2021
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2021
GDP, current
211 793
221 660
291 463
487 449
GDP per capita, current US$
51 391
48 990
62 468
97 753
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
5.74
1.76
25.18
10.95
Current account balance, % of GDP
-3.54
-1.20
4.40
14.27
Exchange rate (/US$)
0.804
0.754
0.901
0.845
GDP by expenditure in 2020
(as % of total GDP)
25.112.640.9131.1108.825.112.640.9131.1108.8
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+12.7 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2021
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2021
FDI inflows
-31 689.30
42 804.07
217 868.63
15 702.06
FDI outflows
14 312.54
22 348.34
168 479.97
61 979.15
Personal remittances, % of GDP
0.24
0.30
0.21
..
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
368.1586.7623.6596.7575.5603.6725.8722.4695.0756.0658.0573.2633.4589.4539.315 70280 871149 433-12 01752 83539 414217 86948 24850 60948 88323 54542 80425 715-16 45324 707-5 542-31 689-10 60822 78129 3249 65125 779FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Balance, % of GDP
10.90
16.64
28.80
41.20
Balance, % of imports
15.90
19.20
30.90
42.60
Normalized balance
0.074
0.088
0.134
0.176
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
235240252217220227215202189191188190174160154150148
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2021
(% of population)
Urban 64%Urban 64%Rural 36%Rural 36%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.018 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2021
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
468
196
309
390
Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum 2006 = 100 for China)
..
10.58
11.87
12.48
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
817 362
860 000
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
22.43
6.89
6.00
..
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
23.81
9.55
8.99
..
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
Not available or not separately reported
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 20 October 2022