United States (USA) and Ireland (IRL) Trade

United States-Ireland Trade: In 2023, United States exported $24.1B to Ireland. The main products that United States exported to Ireland were Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($7.36B), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($3.06B), and Crude Petroleum ($1.21B). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Ireland have increased at an annualized rate of 3.83%, from $20B in 2018 to $24.1B in 2023.

In 2017, United States exported services to Ireland worth $53.9B, with Other business services ($25B), Royalties and license fees ($19.5B), and Financial services ($6.8B) being the largest in terms of value.

Ireland-United States Trade: In 2023, Ireland exported $67.4B to United States. The main products that Ireland exported to United States were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($18.3B), Packaged Medicaments ($12.9B), and Hormones ($7.96B). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ireland to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 4.06%, from $51B in 2018 to $67.4B in 2023.

In 2020, Ireland exported services to United States worth $12.6B, with Other business services ($8.24B), Financial services ($2.22B), and Insurance services ($1.27B) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2023, United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.5), and 2 in total exports ($1.86T). That same year, Ireland ranked 17 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.31), and 29 in total exports ($241B).

Company data: In 2024, leading companies such as Hall's Warehouse (1.97k), Diageo Beverages (1.5k), and Lineage Cold Storage (945) were at the forefront of exporting goods from Ireland to the United States. Conversely, Ornua Co Operative Ltd (2.91k), Unknown (1.51k), and Irish Distillers International Ltd (805) were notable for importing products to Ireland from the United States.

Latest Trends

January, 2025

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Overview In January 2025, United States exported $1.25B and imported $13.6B from Ireland, resulting in a negative trade balance of $12.4B. Between January 2024 and January 2025 the exports of United States have decreased by $-107M (-7.91%) from $1.35B to $1.25B, while imports increased by $6.31B (86.2%) from $7.32B to $13.6B.

Trade In January 2025, the top exports of United States to Ireland were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($256M), Aircraft parts (gliders, balloons, and powered... ($246M), Crude Petroleum ($104M), Packaged Medicaments ($69M), and Medical Instruments ($51.9M). In January 2025 the top imports of United States from Ireland were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($2.37B), Hormones ($1.17B), Packaged Medicaments ($1.08B), Nitrogen Heterocyclic Compounds ($474M), and Commodities not elsewhere specified ($386M).

Origins In January 2025 the exports of United States were mainly from Texas ($247M), California ($135M), Massachusetts ($79.6M), Oregon ($67.8M), and Illinois ($59.1M), while imports destinations were mainly Indiana ($1.28B), North Carolina ($1.22B), Tennessee ($683M), Kentucky ($644M), and Pennsylvania ($602M).

Growth In January 2025, the decrease in United States's year-by-year exports to Ireland was explained primarily by an decrease in product exports in Integrated Circuits ($-85.3M or -74.8%), Machines and apparatus of a kind... ($-54.9M or -60%), and Nucleic Acids ($-25M or -73.3%). In January 2025, the increase in United States's year-by-year imports from Ireland was explained primarily by an increase in product imports in Hormones ($1.06B or 1.02k%), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($414M or 21.2%), and Sulfonamides ($66.7M or 335%).

Latest Trade

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EXPORT GROWTH (January 2024 - January 2025)$-107M(-7.91%)

IMPORT GROWTH (January 2024 - January 2025)$6.31B(86.2%)

MAIN EXPORTER (January 2025)Texas$247M

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, United States exported $24.1B to Ireland. The main products exported from United States to Ireland were Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($7.36B), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($3.06B), and Crude Petroleum ($1.21B). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Ireland have increased at an annualized rate of 3.83%, from $20B in 2018 to $24.1B in 2023.

In 2018, Ireland exported $67.4B to United States. The main products exported from Ireland to United States were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($18.3B), Packaged Medicaments ($12.9B), and Hormones ($7.96B). During the last 5 years the exports of Ireland to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 4.06%, from $51B in 2023 to $67.4B in 2018.

Exports from United States () to Ireland () (2023)

Exports from Ireland () to United States () (2023)

Market Competitiveness

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United States
Top DestinationCanada$269B

Ireland
Top DestinationUnited States$67.4B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from United States than Ireland included Canada ($269B), Mexico ($243B), and China ($154B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Ireland than United States included French South Antarctic Territory ($3.85M), Guam ($2.06M), and Syria ($3.14M).

Difference in imports from Ireland () and United States () (2023)

Comparative Advantage United States - Ireland

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

During 2023, United States had a large net trade with Ireland in the exports of Transportation ($7.6B), Chemical Products ($6.26B), and Machines ($4.81B).

During 2018, Ireland had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Chemical Products ($53.7B), Instruments ($6.55B), and Machines ($3.41B).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential United States Ireland+$98.6MComputers

Top Product Potential Ireland United States+$149MComputers

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

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Service trade data is presented based on availability.

Services Exports from United States () to Ireland () (2017)

Services Exports from Ireland () to United States () (2020)

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

Product Space of United States () and Ireland () (2023)

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