Goods imports as a part of balance payment rose 15.5% to USD 132 bil in Ireland in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, goods imports as a part of balance payment in Ireland reached an all time high of USD 132 bil in 2021 and an all time low of USD 19.4 bil in 1991. When compared to Ireland's main peers, goods imports as a part of balance payment in Canada amounted to USD 504 bil, USD 700 bil in France, USD 7.30 bil in Iceland and USD 656 bil in United Kingdom in 2021.
Ireland has been ranked 31st within the group of 140 countries we follow in terms of goods imports as a part of balance payment, 12 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Goods Imports (BoP, USD) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Australia | USD bil | 207 | 199 | 221 | 237 | 223 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | USD bil | ... | 249 | 267 | 298 | 329 | 314 | |||||||||||||||
| Canada | USD bil | 430 | 413 | 443 | 469 | 463 | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | USD bil | 89.0 | 86.8 | 96.3 | 106 | 103 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | USD bil | 554 | 557 | 611 | 674 | 649 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | USD bil | 1,019 | 1,025 | 1,132 | 1,261 | 1,219 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | USD bil | 4.93 | 5.32 | 6.53 | 7.23 | 6.34 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | USD bil | 96.4 | 96.4 | 100 | 120 | 121 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | USD bil | 387 | 383 | 429 | 479 | 446 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | USD bil | 396 | 387 | 421 | 465 | 456 | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | USD bil | 76.3 | 76.0 | 80.6 | 88.1 | 87.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | USD bil | 303 | 303 | 343 | 379 | 360 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | USD bil | 140 | 142 | 154 | 170 | 159 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | USD bil | 2,273 | 2,207 | 2,356 | 2,556 | 2,512 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | USD bil | 621 | 591 | 617 | 659 | 654 |
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