Irland Handelsbilanzsaldo

Ireland’s trade surplus widened sharply to €12.8 billion in February 2025, more than doubling from €5.7 billion in the corresponding month last year. Exports surged 54.3% year-on-year to EUR 24.6 billion, boosted by higher sales for medical and pharmaceutical products (145.7% to EUR 15.6 billion), accounting for 63.2% of total outbound shipments. Main exporting partners included the US (52.5% of total exports), followed by the Netherlands (7.7%) and Germany (6.2%). Meanwhile, imports rose at a softer 14.5% to EUR 11.8 billion, driven mainly by increased purchases from medical and pharmaceutical products (84.2% to EUR 2 billion), which made up 17.2% of total inbound trade. Imports from the US went up 18.4%, representing 39.7% of overall imports.