Overview In 2023, Ireland was the number 25 economy in the world in terms of GDP (current US$), the number 29 in total exports, the number 34 in total imports, the number 4 economy in terms of GDP per capita (current US$) and the number 17 most complex economy according to the Economic Complexity Index (ECI) .
Exports The top exports of Ireland are Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($51.3B), Packaged Medicaments ($36.3B), Nitrogen Heterocyclic Compounds ($22.4B), Integrated Circuits ($11.7B), and Hormones ($11.3B), exporting mostly to United States ($67.4B), Germany ($26.7B), United Kingdom ($20.5B), Belgium ($18.7B), and China ($18B).
In 2023, Ireland was the world's biggest exporter of Hormones ($11.3B), Scented Mixtures ($10.1B), Unpackaged Medicaments ($3.03B), Sulfonamides ($2.15B), and Other Isotopes ($1.42B)
Imports The top imports of Ireland are Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($16.8B), Nitrogen Heterocyclic Compounds ($15B), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($6.95B), Packaged Medicaments ($5.48B), and Integrated Circuits ($4.69B), importing mostly from United Kingdom ($29.1B), United States ($24.1B), France ($14.2B), China ($10.8B), and Germany ($10.3B).
In 2023, Ireland was the world's biggest importer of Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($16.8B) and Developed Exposed Photographic Material ($270M)
Location Ireland borders United Kingdom by land.