Imports (% of GDP) — all countries

Imports (% of GDP) — Ireland

Imports (% of GDP) in Ireland in 2025 — 99.89%. Ranked 7 in the world out of 138. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 58.56 pp.

2025 99.89% −2.29 pp vs 2024
World rank 7of 138
Period maximum 126.43%2019
Period minimum 36.69%1972

Trend over time

1970–2025 · % of GDP

Imports (% of GDP) — Ireland, 1970–202505010015019701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 41.33%1971: 39.88%1972: 36.69%1973: 41.22%1974: 52.57%1975: 44.82%1976: 49.83%1977: 53.78%1978: 55.01%1979: 60.79%1980: 57.94%1981: 57.6%1982: 50.93%1983: 50.78%1984: 55%1985: 53.72%1986: 48.03%1987: 48.3%1988: 49.63%1989: 53.54%1990: 50.32%1991: 50.86%1992: 51.14%1993: 53.24%1994: 58.53%1995: 62.58%1996: 63.96%1997: 65.14%1998: 73.45%1999: 73.41%2000: 80.57%2001: 79.62%2002: 73.27%2003: 65.69%2004: 66.11%2005: 68.65%2006: 70.99%2007: 72.56%2008: 75.71%2009: 80.04%2010: 86.75%2011: 83.89%2012: 86.53%2013: 90%2014: 96.08%2015: 97.02%2016: 110.53%2017: 104.81%2018: 96.49%2019: 126.43%2020: 118.97%2021: 94.63%2022: 98.25%2023: 103.12%2024: 102.19%2025: 99.89%
Change over the period: +58.56 pp Annual average: 1.06 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ireland

Ireland 99.89%
World 28.5%
Northern Europe computed 44.3%
Imports (% of GDP) — Ireland, by year Ireland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 99.89 −2.29 pp
2024 102.19 −0.94 pp
2023 103.12 +4.87 pp
2022 98.25 +3.61 pp
2021 94.63 −24.33 pp
2020 118.97 −7.46 pp
2019 126.43 +29.94 pp
2018 96.49 −8.32 pp
2017 104.81 −5.72 pp
2016 110.53 +13.51 pp
2015 97.02 +0.93 pp
2014 96.08 +6.09 pp
2013 90 +3.46 pp
2012 86.53 +2.64 pp
2011 83.89 −2.86 pp
2010 86.75 +6.72 pp
2009 80.04 +4.33 pp
2008 75.71 +3.15 pp
2007 72.56 +1.57 pp
2006 70.99 +2.34 pp
2005 68.65 +2.54 pp
2004 66.11 +0.42 pp
2003 65.69 −7.58 pp
2002 73.27 −6.35 pp
2001 79.62 −0.95 pp
2000 80.57 +7.15 pp
1999 73.41 −0.04 pp
1998 73.45 +8.3 pp
1997 65.14 +1.18 pp
1996 63.96 +1.38 pp
1995 62.58 +4.05 pp
1994 58.53 +5.29 pp
1993 53.24 +2.1 pp
1992 51.14 +0.28 pp
1991 50.86 +0.54 pp
1990 50.32 −3.21 pp
1989 53.54 +3.91 pp
1988 49.63 +1.32 pp
1987 48.3 +0.28 pp
1986 48.03 −5.7 pp
1985 53.72 −1.27 pp
1984 55 +4.21 pp
1983 50.78 −0.15 pp
1982 50.93 −6.67 pp
1981 57.6 −0.34 pp
1980 57.94 −2.85 pp
1979 60.79 +5.78 pp
1978 55.01 +1.23 pp
1977 53.78 +3.95 pp
1976 49.83 +5 pp
1975 44.82 −7.74 pp
1974 52.57 +11.35 pp
1973 41.22 +4.52 pp
1972 36.69 −3.19 pp
1971 39.88 −1.45 pp
1970 41.33

About the indicator

Imports of goods and services as a percent of GDP — a measure of how far an economy depends on supplies from abroad. High values are typical both of small open economies and of countries embedded in global supply chains, where imported components are processed and shipped back out.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.