Imports as a share of GDP fell 17.0% to 0.950% in Ireland in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, imports as a share of GDP in Ireland reached an all time high of 1.24% in 2019 and an all time low of 0.353% in 1960. When compared to Ireland's main peers, imports as a share of GDP in Canada amounted to 0.306%, 0.314% in France, 0.400% in Iceland and 0.287% in United Kingdom in 2021.
Ireland has been ranked 5th within the group of 152 countries we follow in terms of imports as a share of GDP, 6 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Imports (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 | % | 0.216% | 0.216% | 0.207% | 0.215% | 0.217% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | 0.764% | 0.782% | 0.821% | 0.834% | 0.818% | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | % | 0.343% | 0.339% | 0.336% | 0.342% | 0.335% | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | % | 0.486% | 0.467% | 0.479% | 0.504% | 0.516% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 0.312% | 0.309% | 0.320% | 0.327% | 0.325% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 0.393% | 0.387% | 0.401% | 0.412% | 0.410% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | % | 0.442% | 0.408% | 0.412% | 0.433% | 0.398% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | % | 0.933% | 1.06% | 0.990% | 0.943% | 1.24% | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | 0.267% | 0.260% | 0.279% | 0.289% | 0.283% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | 0.366% | 0.390% | 0.395% | 0.413% | 0.391% | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | % | 0.321% | 0.335% | 0.328% | 0.322% | 0.348% | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | % | 0.306% | 0.299% | 0.315% | 0.324% | 0.320% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | % | 0.400% | 0.396% | 0.412% | 0.434% | 0.436% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 0.154% | 0.146% | 0.150% | 0.152% | 0.146% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | % | 0.293% | 0.306% | 0.321% | 0.328% | 0.329% |
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