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Trade between Ireland and Saudi Arabia

In 2024, Ireland exported $1.8 billion to Saudi Arabia and imported $79 million. Ireland ran a surplus of $1.7 billion with Saudi Arabia, compared with a surplus of $1 billion in 2019. Saudi Arabia was Ireland’s 28th largest trading partner (0.5% of its trade), and Ireland was Saudi Arabia’s 39th (0.4%).

Summary

Ireland → Saudi Arabia
$1.8billion
Saudi Arabia → Ireland
$79million
Ireland’s balance
$1.7billion

Balance

Ireland’s trade balance with Saudi Arabia

Trade between Ireland and Saudi Arabia grew 7.7-fold since 1995

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

  • Exports 1.8
  • Imports 0.1
  • Balance +1.7

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
YearExportsImportsTrade balance
1995$217 million$21 million$196 million
1996$203 million$4 million$199 million
1997$279 million$6 million$273 million
1998$286 million$36 million$250 million
1999$309 million$9 million$299 million
2000$327 million$2 million$325 million
2001$404 million$3 million$401 million
2002$358 million$25 million$333 million
2003$412 million$7 million$405 million
2004$398 million$3 million$395 million
2005$477 million$5 million$472 million
2006$658 million$6 million$652 million
2007$738 million$71 million$667 million
2008$894 million$11 million$883 million
2009$864 million$9 million$855 million
2010$980 million$56 million$924 million
2011$937 million$8 million$929 million
2012$1.5 billion$13 million$1.5 billion
2013$1.5 billion$103 million$1.4 billion
2014$1.4 billion$18 million$1.4 billion
2015$1.8 billion$30 million$1.8 billion
2016$1.2 billion$25 million$1.1 billion
2017$1.5 billion$12 million$1.5 billion
2018$1 billion$25 million$987 million
2019$1.1 billion$10 million$1 billion
2020$911 million$74 million$837 million
2021$1.2 billion$98 million$1.1 billion
2022$1.2 billion$96 million$1.1 billion
2023$1.7 billion$102 million$1.6 billion
2024$1.8 billion$79 million$1.7 billion

What they sell each other

What Ireland sells to Saudi Arabia

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

  1. Medicines in measured doses or retail packs$462 million · 26.3%
    3 thousand tonnes · Ireland’s destinations
  2. Other food preparations$315 million · 18%
    3 thousand tonnes
  3. Vaccines, blood and antisera$192 million · 11%
    123 tonnes · Ireland’s destinations
  4. Other pharmaceutical goods$162 million · 9.2%
    818 tonnes
  5. Medical and dental instruments$128 million · 7.3%
    403 tonnes · Ireland’s destinations
  6. Fragrance mixtures$54 million · 3.1%
    829 tonnes
  7. Computers$48 million · 2.7%
    104 tonnes · Ireland’s destinations
  8. Malt extract and food mixes$46 million · 2.6%
    6 thousand tonnes
  9. Orthopedic and hearing devices$36 million · 2.1%
    18 tonnes
  10. Computer and office machine parts$30 million · 1.7%
    51 tonnes

What Saudi Arabia sells to Ireland

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

  1. Turbojets and gas turbines$23 million · 28.7%
    8 tonnes · Ireland’s sources
  2. Spark-ignition engines$21 million · 26.5%
    6 tonnes
  3. Platinum$10 million · 12.7%
  4. Refined petroleum$5 million · 6%
    6 thousand tonnes · Saudi Arabia’s destinations
  5. Polyethylene$4 million · 5.3%
    3 thousand tonnes · Saudi Arabia’s destinations
  6. Plastic sheets and film$4 million · 4.5%
    2 thousand tonnes
  7. Amusement rides and fairground attractions$2 million · 2%
    88 tonnes
  8. Polypropylene$1 million · 1.7%
    1 thousand tonnes · Saudi Arabia’s destinations
  9. Synthetic filament fabric$1 million · 1.5%
    538 tonnes
  10. Cameras and broadcast equipment$1 million · 1.3%

How it travels

Ireland and Saudi Arabia traded $1.8 billion in 2024 (both directions together). They trade mostly by air: 88% of the value travels by plane.

Split by transport mode

  1. Sea$228 million · 12.4%
  2. Air$1.6 billion · 87.6%

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

How much each matters to the other

Saudi Arabia was Ireland’s 28th largest trading partner (0.5% of its trade), and Ireland was Saudi Arabia’s 39th (0.4%).

Saudi Arabia in Ireland’s trade
0.5%
Saudi Arabia’s rank among Ireland’s partners
28th
Ireland in Saudi Arabia’s trade
0.4%
Ireland’s rank among Saudi Arabia’s partners
39th

Compare with

Other partners of Ireland

Other partners of Saudi Arabia

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.