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How much of Ireland’s trade passes through the Strait of Malacca and Singapore?

In 2024, an estimated $10.4 billion of Ireland’s trade passed through the Strait of Malacca and Singapore, 13% of its seaborne trade. That is $2 billion of exports and $8.4 billion of imports. The partners with the most trade through it are China, Japan and South Korea.

Summary

Estimated value
$10.4billion
Of its seaborne trade
13%
Exports
$2billion
Imports
$8.4billion

Trend

Estimated value per year

Ireland’s estimated trade through the Strait of Malacca and Singapore rose 46% between 2019 and 2024

Value in USD billions

  • Ireland 10.4

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
YearEstimated valueOf its seaborne trade
1995$2.1 billion9.2%
1996$2.8 billion11.4%
1997$3.3 billion12.4%
1998$2.9 billion11.1%
1999$3 billion10.9%
2000$3.1 billion10.8%
2001$2.8 billion10.2%
2002$2.8 billion9.1%
2003$3.2 billion9%
2004$3.7 billion8.6%
2005$4.6 billion9.4%
2006$5 billion9.9%
2007$5.8 billion10.9%
2008$7.3 billion13.6%
2009$4.2 billion10.2%
2010$4.7 billion10.5%
2011$5.2 billion10.9%
2012$5.4 billion11.7%
2013$5.7 billion11%
2014$6 billion11.9%
2015$6.1 billion12.4%
2016$6.9 billion13.9%
2017$7.5 billion13.1%
2018$7.2 billion10.5%
2019$7.1 billion10.6%
2020$6.8 billion10.7%
2021$9.6 billion13%
2022$10.7 billion13.3%
2023$12.9 billion15.3%
2024$10.4 billion13%

Partners whose trade crosses it

Estimated value of its trade with each partner that crosses the chokepoint; the percentage is the share of all its trade through the chokepoint, not of the pair’s trade.

  1. Ireland–China$6.5 billion · 62.1%
  2. Ireland–Japan$1.3 billion · 12%
  3. Ireland–South Korea$757 million · 7.3%
  4. Ireland–Singapore$374 million · 3.6%
  5. Ireland–Vietnam$353 million · 3.4%
  6. Ireland–Thailand$350 million · 3.4%
  7. Ireland–Philippines$209 million · 2%
  8. Ireland–Taiwan$206 million · 2%
  9. Ireland–Cambodia$136 million · 1.3%
  10. Ireland–Russia$122 million · 1.2%

What crosses it

The products with the highest estimated value in 2024, with their share of the total through the chokepoint.

  1. Cars$1.2 billion · 11.8%
  2. Malt extract and food mixes$462 million · 4.4%
  3. Toys$214 million · 2.1%
  4. Nucleic acids and other heterocycles$193 million · 1.9%
  5. Furniture$183 million · 1.8%
  6. Seats and chairs$178 million · 1.7%
  7. Sweaters and pullovers$157 million · 1.5%
  8. Prepared meat$154 million · 1.5%
  9. Batteries$145 million · 1.4%
  10. Other plastic articles$144 million · 1.4%

Reference ports

Dublin (100%)

Each port with the weight it receives from the country’s trade, based on where its GDP is generated and which coast is closest.

Other chokepoints it uses

Sources and method

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Methodology

We estimate the value crossing each chokepoint from BACI trade that travels by sea according to our mode heuristic, split between each country’s ports by where its GDP is generated and which coast is closest, and routed over our own sea network. It is an estimate, not a count of ships. It covers 99.9% of seaborne trade. The approach follows Verschuur, Lumma and Hall (Nature Communications, 2025). Data up to 2024.

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