Overview In 2022, Ireland was the number 26 economy in the world in terms of GDP (current US$), the number 31 in total exports, the number 36 in total imports, the number 4 economy in terms of GDP per capita (current US$) and the number 18 most complex economy according to the Economic Complexity Index (ECI) .
Exports The top exports of Ireland are Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($47.3B), Packaged Medicaments ($34.8B), Nitrogen Heterocyclic Compounds ($24.4B), Integrated Circuits ($15.4B), and Scented Mixtures ($10.4B), exporting mostly to United States ($70.7B), Germany ($28.6B), United Kingdom ($19B), Belgium ($17B), and China ($16.7B).
In 2022, Ireland was the world's biggest exporter of Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($47.3B), Nitrogen Heterocyclic Compounds ($24.4B), Scented Mixtures ($10.4B), Nucleic Acids ($9.45B), and Hormones ($7.02B)
Imports The top imports of Ireland are Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($8.23B), Nitrogen Heterocyclic Compounds ($8.17B), Refined Petroleum ($5.6B), Petroleum Gas ($5.04B), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($5.04B), importing mostly from United Kingdom ($32.6B), United States ($20.5B), Germany ($11.1B), China ($8.11B), and Netherlands ($7.03B).
In 2022, Ireland was the world's biggest importer of Cyclic Alcohols ($1.32B)
Location Ireland borders United Kingdom by land.