Foreign trade in services as a share of GDP fell 12.0% to 137% in Ireland in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign trade in services as a share of GDP in Ireland reached an all time high of 156% in 2020 and an all time low of 18.0% in 1990. When compared to Ireland's main peers, foreign trade in services as a share of GDP in Canada amounted to 10.5%, 18.9% in France, 26.0% in Iceland and 21.5% in United Kingdom in 2021.
Ireland has been ranked 4th within the group of 139 countries we follow in terms of foreign trade in services as a share of GDP, 2 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Foreign Trade In Services (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Australia | % | 8.78% | 10.00% | 10.1% | 10.0% | 10.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | ... | 46.1% | 45.0% | 46.3% | 45.7% | 46.3% | |||||||||||||||
| Canada | % | 12.2% | 12.6% | 12.5% | 13.2% | 13.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | % | 40.5% | 39.3% | 40.7% | 43.7% | 46.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 20.0% | 20.1% | 20.1% | 20.6% | 20.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 17.3% | 17.6% | 18.2% | 18.4% | 18.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | % | 41.0% | 41.4% | 40.6% | 40.7% | 37.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | % | 106% | 123% | 123% | 120% | 145% | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | 11.0% | 11.0% | 11.7% | 11.9% | 12.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | 4.74% | 5.31% | 5.58% | 5.64% | 5.62% | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | % | 23.0% | 24.4% | 22.7% | 21.9% | 23.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | % | 15.4% | 15.9% | 16.5% | 16.7% | 17.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | % | 26.3% | 25.7% | 25.9% | 26.2% | 28.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 6.96% | 6.94% | 7.12% | 6.97% | 6.94% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | % | 21.2% | 22.5% | 23.7% | 24.9% | 25.0% |
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