Saudi Arabia (SAU) and Ireland (IRL) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Saudi Arabia-Ireland Trade: In 2023, Saudi Arabia exported $102M to Ireland. The main products that Saudi Arabia exported to Ireland were Refined Petroleum ($66.5M), Aluminium Plating ($18.3M), and Ethylene Polymers ($5.04M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Ireland have increased at an annualized rate of 32.8%, from $24.8M in 2018 to $102M in 2023.

In 2023, Saudi Arabia did not export any services to Ireland.

Ireland-Saudi Arabia Trade: In 2023, Ireland exported $1.67B to Saudi Arabia. The main products that Ireland exported to Saudi Arabia were Packaged Medicaments ($407M), Other Edible Preparations ($325M), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($173M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ireland to Saudi Arabia have increased at an annualized rate of 10.6%, from $1.01B in 2018 to $1.67B in 2023.

In 2023, Ireland did not export any services to Saudi Arabia.

Comparison: In 2023, Saudi Arabia ranked 36 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.76), and 26 in total exports ($300B). That same year, Ireland ranked 17 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.31), and 29 in total exports ($241B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Saudi Arabia exported $102M to Ireland. The main products exported from Saudi Arabia to Ireland were Refined Petroleum ($66.5M), Aluminium Plating ($18.3M), and Ethylene Polymers ($5.04M). During the last 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Ireland have increased at an annualized rate of 32.8%, from $24.8M in 2018 to $102M in 2023.

In 2018, Ireland exported $1.67B to Saudi Arabia. The main products exported from Ireland to Saudi Arabia were Packaged Medicaments ($407M), Other Edible Preparations ($325M), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($173M). During the last 5 years the exports of Ireland to Saudi Arabia have increased at an annualized rate of 10.6%, from $1.01B in 2023 to $1.67B in 2018.

Exports from Saudi Arabia () to Ireland () (2023)

Exports from Ireland () to Saudi Arabia () (2023)

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Trade between Saudi Arabia () and Ireland ()

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Saudi Arabia
Top DestinationChina$64.4B

Ireland
Top DestinationUnited States$67.4B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Saudi Arabia than Ireland included China ($64.4B), India ($34.8B), and Japan ($34.7B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Ireland than Saudi Arabia included United States ($67.4B), Germany ($26.7B), and Belgium ($18.7B).

Difference in imports from Ireland () and Saudi Arabia () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Saudi Arabia - Ireland

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

During 2023, Saudi Arabia had a large net trade with Ireland in the exports of Mineral Products ($66.6M), Metals ($18.9M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($10.3M).

During 2018, Ireland had a large net trade with Saudi Arabia in the exports of N/A.

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Saudi Arabia Ireland+$56.4MRefined Petroleum

Top Product Potential Ireland Saudi Arabia+$76.6MPackaged Medicaments

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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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Saudi Arabia () to Ireland () (2023)

Exports from Ireland () to Saudi Arabia () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Saudi Arabia () and Ireland ()

Saudi Arabia Exports

Ireland Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Ireland () and Saudi Arabia () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Saudi Arabia - Ireland

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Saudi Arabia () and Ireland () (2023)

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