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Exports $2.58BRnk 34 / 211
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Top Product $1.2BMachinery Having Individual Functions
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Top Product $1.69BPackaged Medicaments
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 2.07Rnk 1 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.27Rnk 18 / 133
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GDP GROWTH-32.5%CURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH135%CURRENT US$
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Japan-Ireland Trade: In 2022, Japan exported $2.58B to Ireland. The main products that Japan exported to Ireland were Machinery Having Individual Functions ($1.2B), Cars ($232M), and Other Measuring Instruments ($122M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Japan to Ireland have increased at an annualized rate of 22.8%, from $923M in 2017 to $2.58B in 2022.

In 2022, Japan did not export any services to Ireland.

Ireland-Japan Trade: In 2022, Ireland exported $6.24B to Japan. The main products that Ireland exported to Japan were Packaged Medicaments ($1.69B), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($1.27B), and Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($670M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ireland to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 3.28%,  from $4.38B in 2017 to $6.24B in 2022.

In 2020, Ireland exported services to Japan worth $6.81B, with Computer and information services ($6.54B), Financial services ($193M), and Insurance services ($45.7M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2022,  Japan ranked 1 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 2.07), and 4 in total exports ($728B). That same year, Ireland ranked 18 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.27), and 31 in total exports ($236B).

Latest Trends

September, 2024

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Overview In September 2024, Japan exported ¥14.9B and imported ¥65.8B from Ireland, resulting in a negative trade balance of ¥50.9B. Between September 2023 and September 2024 the exports of Japan have decreased by ¥-1.1B (-6.89%) from ¥16B to ¥14.9B, while imports increased by ¥1.83B (2.86%) from ¥63.9B to ¥65.8B.

Trade In September 2024, the top exports of Japan to Ireland were Machines and apparatus of a kind... (¥9.36B), Cars (¥2.94B), Commodities not elsewhere specified (¥1.15B), Nucleic Acids (¥795M), and Carboxyamide Compounds (¥364M). In September 2024 the top imports of Japan from Ireland were Packaged Medicaments (¥14.7B), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures (¥10.7B), Optical Fibers and optical fibre bundles (¥6.24B), Medical Instruments (¥4.37B), and Orthopedic Appliances (¥3.71B).

Origins In September 2024 the exports of Japan were mainly from Chiba (¥3.15B), Aichi (¥2.64B), Tokyo (¥2.59B), Osaka (¥2.44B), and Kanagawa (¥1.59B), while imports destinations were mainly Chiba (¥48.8B), Tokyo (¥9.19B), Osaka (¥2.71B), Kanagawa (¥2.02B), and Hyōgo (¥1.66B).

Growth In September 2024, the decrease in Japan's year-by-year exports to Ireland was explained primarily by an decrease in product exports in Commodities not elsewhere specified (¥-6.86B or -85.7%), Nitrogen Heterocyclic Compounds (¥-587M or -74.6%), and Photographic Chemicals (¥-188M or -76.7%). In September 2024, the increase in Japan's year-by-year imports  from Ireland was explained primarily by an increase in product imports  in Packaged Medicaments (¥7.42B or 101%), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures (¥2.45B or 29.7%), and Optical Fibers and optical fibre bundles (¥1.35B or 27.7%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
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Value
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EXPORT GROWTH (September 2023 - September 2024)¥-1.1B(-6.89%)
IMPORT GROWTH (September 2023 - September 2024)¥1.83B(2.86%)
MAIN EXPORTER (September 2024)Chiba¥3.15B

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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Value

In 2022, Japan exported $2.58B to Ireland. The main products exported from Japan to Ireland were Machinery Having Individual Functions ($1.2B), Cars ($232M), and Other Measuring Instruments ($122M). During the last 5 years the exports of Japan to Ireland have increased at an annualized rate of 22.8%, from $923M in 2017 to $2.58B in 2022.

In 2017, Ireland exported $6.24B to Japan. The main products exported from Ireland to Japan were Packaged Medicaments ($1.69B), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($1.27B), and Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($670M). During the last 5 years the exports of Ireland to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 3.28%, from $4.38B in 2022 to $6.24B in 2017.

Exports from Japan (Flag) to Ireland (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Ireland (Flag) to Japan (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

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Japan
Top DestinationUnited States$137B
Ireland
Top DestinationUnited States$70.7B

This map shows whether countries import more from Japan or Ireland. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Japan and Ireland or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Japan than Ireland included China ($135B), United States ($137B), and South Korea ($50.8B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Ireland than Japan included Belgium ($17B), Germany ($28.6B), and United Kingdom ($19B).

Difference in imports from Ireland (Flag) and Japan (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Japan - Ireland

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This chart compares trade between Japan and Ireland by product, considering products traded by both, Japan and Ireland.

During 2022, Japan had a large net trade with Ireland in the exports of Machines ($1.49B), Chemical Products ($342M), and Transportation ($326M).

During 2017, Ireland had a large net trade with Japan in the exports of Chemical Products ($3.48B), Instruments ($1.21B), and Transportation ($671M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Japan Ireland+$118MCars
Top Product Potential Ireland Japan+$137MVaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Bilateral Service Trade

In 2020, Ireland exported services to Japan worth $6.81B, with Computer and information services ($6.54B), Financial services ($193M), and Insurance services ($45.7M) being the largest in terms of value.

Service trade data is presented based on availability.

Services Exports from Ireland (Flag) to Japan (Flag) (2020)

Service Trade

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Japan and Ireland. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Japan indicates it has a comparative advantage over Ireland. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Ireland indicates it has a comparative advantage over Japan.

Product Space of Japan (Flag) and Ireland (Flag) (2022)

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