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Trade between Australia and Ireland

In 2024, Australia exported $98 million to Ireland and imported $1.8 billion. Australia ran a deficit of $1.7 billion with Ireland, compared with a deficit of $1.2 billion in 2019. Ireland was Australia’s 33rd largest trading partner (0.3% of its trade), and Australia was Ireland’s 27th (0.5%).

Summary

Australia → Ireland
$98million
Ireland → Australia
$1.8billion
Australia’s balance
-$1.7billion

Balance

Australia’s trade balance with Ireland

Trade between Australia and Ireland grew 4.6-fold since 1995

USD billions (current). Australia’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).

  • Exports 0.1
  • Imports 1.8
  • Balance -1.7

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
YearExportsImportsTrade balance
1995$44 million$368 million-$323 million
1996$52 million$372 million-$320 million
1997$52 million$526 million-$474 million
1998$62 million$644 million-$582 million
1999$101 million$666 million-$565 million
2000$93 million$614 million-$521 million
2001$176 million$641 million-$465 million
2002$131 million$589 million-$459 million
2003$149 million$1.1 billion-$974 million
2004$229 million$1.2 billion-$996 million
2005$162 million$1.3 billion-$1.1 billion
2006$177 million$1.3 billion-$1.1 billion
2007$225 million$1.1 billion-$912 million
2008$194 million$1.9 billion-$1.7 billion
2009$111 million$904 million-$793 million
2010$144 million$1.8 billion-$1.7 billion
2011$152 million$2.1 billion-$1.9 billion
2012$140 million$1.6 billion-$1.5 billion
2013$100 million$1.3 billion-$1.2 billion
2014$96 million$1.4 billion-$1.3 billion
2015$111 million$1.6 billion-$1.5 billion
2016$155 million$2 billion-$1.8 billion
2017$110 million$1.4 billion-$1.3 billion
2018$104 million$1.5 billion-$1.4 billion
2019$112 million$1.3 billion-$1.2 billion
2020$101 million$1.4 billion-$1.3 billion
2021$123 million$1.7 billion-$1.5 billion
2022$159 million$2.1 billion-$1.9 billion
2023$95 million$1.6 billion-$1.5 billion
2024$98 million$1.8 billion-$1.7 billion

What they sell each other

What Australia sells to Ireland

The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.

  1. Wine$28 million · 29%
    6 thousand tonnes · Australia’s destinations
  2. High-voltage switches and fuses$5 million · 5.4%
    133 tonnes
  3. Medical and dental instruments$5 million · 5.1%
    24 tonnes · Ireland’s sources
  4. Makeup and skin care$5 million · 5.1%
    121 tonnes
  5. Medicines in measured doses or retail packs$4 million · 4.1%
    53 tonnes · Ireland’s sources
  6. Plastic pipes and hoses$2 million · 2.4%
    113 tonnes
  7. Other plastic articles$2 million · 2.3%
    51 tonnes
  8. Cameras and broadcast equipment$2 million · 2%
    11 tonnes
  9. Lamb and goat meat$2 million · 1.9%
    295 tonnes · Australia’s destinations
  10. Orthopedic and hearing devices$2 million · 1.9%
    2 tonnes

What Ireland sells to Australia

The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.

  1. Medicines in measured doses or retail packs$604 million · 33.8%
    618 tonnes · Ireland’s destinations
  2. Vaccines, blood and antisera$231 million · 13%
    37 tonnes · Ireland’s destinations
  3. Orthopedic and hearing devices$226 million · 12.6%
    245 tonnes
  4. Medical and dental instruments$100 million · 5.6%
    270 tonnes · Ireland’s destinations
  5. Computer and office machine parts$55 million · 3.1%
    4 tonnes
  6. Physical and chemical analysis instruments$52 million · 2.9%
    12 tonnes
  7. Airplanes and helicopters$48 million · 2.7%
    42 tonnes · Ireland’s destinations
  8. Air conditioners$47 million · 2.6%
    68 tonnes · Australia’s sources
  9. Other plastic articles$37 million · 2.1%
    412 tonnes
  10. Pork$32 million · 1.8%
    8 thousand tonnes

How it travels

Australia and Ireland traded $1.9 billion in 2024 (both directions together). They trade mostly by air: 84% of the value travels by plane.

Split by transport mode

  1. Sea$295 million · 15.6%
  2. Air$1.6 billion · 84.4%

Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.

How much each matters to the other

Ireland was Australia’s 33rd largest trading partner (0.3% of its trade), and Australia was Ireland’s 27th (0.5%).

Ireland in Australia’s trade
0.3%
Ireland’s rank among Australia’s partners
33rd
Australia in Ireland’s trade
0.5%
Australia’s rank among Ireland’s partners
27th

Compare with

Other partners of Australia

Other partners of Ireland

Sources and methodology

Sources and licenses

Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.