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Tuesday, 27 June 2017
Department of An Taoiseach
Exports Data
Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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132. To ask the Taoiseach the volume of exports based on the most recent data on a percentage basis in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017, by country, in tabular form. [30164/17]
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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In 2016 Ireland exported goods to 222 countries. The following tables below show the top 25 trading partners in volume terms for the years 2014 to 2016, and for January to April 2017. In 2016, the top 25 trading partners accounted for 87% of the total volume of trade.
2014
| Country | Exports tonnes | % of total |
|---|---|---|
| Great Britain | 5,729,203 | 34.3 |
| Northern Ireland | 2,401,458 | 14.4 |
| Netherlands | 1,162,381 | 7.0 |
| France | 935,137 | 5.6 |
| United States | 793,841 | 4.7 |
| Belgium | 631,170 | 3.8 |
| China | 408,045 | 2.4 |
| Germany | 374,371 | 2.2 |
| Sweden | 304,384 | 1.8 |
| Spain | 300,308 | 1.8 |
| Italy | 235,380 | 1.4 |
| Portugal | 128,177 | 0.8 |
| Poland | 104,079 | 0.6 |
| Denmark | 76,170 | 0.5 |
| Hong Kong | 52,178 | 0.3 |
| Canada | 45,093 | 0.3 |
| Saudi Arabia | 41,833 | 0.3 |
| Mexico | 41,599 | 0.2 |
| Turkey | 39,366 | 0.2 |
| Japan | 39,050 | 0.2 |
| Australia | 36,321 | 0.2 |
| South Korea | 31,282 | 0.2 |
| Israel | 25,080 | 0.2 |
| Switzerland | 14,033 | 0.1 |
| Singapore | 12,408 | 0.1 |
| Rest of World | 2,751,781 | 16.5 |
| Total | 16,714,128 | 100.0 |
2015
| Country | Exports tonnes | % of total |
|---|---|---|
| Great Britain | 6,597,828 | 35.6 |
| Northern Ireland | 3,232,585 | 17.4 |
| Netherlands | 1,255,900 | 6.8 |
| France | 1,154,396 | 6.2 |
| United States | 878,756 | 4.7 |
| Belgium | 626,996 | 3.4 |
| China | 456,811 | 2.5 |
| Germany | 411,233 | 2.2 |
| Sweden | 332,002 | 1.8 |
| Spain | 297,070 | 1.6 |
| Italy | 217,513 | 1.2 |
| Poland | 102,788 | 0.6 |
| Denmark | 79,494 | 0.4 |
| Portugal | 71,593 | 0.4 |
| Saudi Arabia | 48,003 | 0.3 |
| Australia | 45,863 | 0.2 |
| Japan | 38,761 | 0.2 |
| Canada | 36,680 | 0.2 |
| Turkey | 36,112 | 0.2 |
| Hong Kong | 33,628 | 0.2 |
| South Korea | 31,356 | 0.2 |
| Mexico | 28,361 | 0.2 |
| Israel | 26,073 | 0.1 |
| Switzerland | 13,376 | 0.1 |
| Singapore | 12,208 | 0.1 |
| Rest of World | 2,485,513 | 13.4 |
| Total | 18,550,898 | 100.0 |
2016
| Country | Exports tonnes | % of total |
|---|---|---|
| Great Britain | 7,202,868 | 35.6 |
| Northern Ireland | 3,502,335 | 17.4 |
| France | 1,225,653 | 6.8 |
| Netherlands | 1,179,072 | 6.2 |
| United States | 586,956 | 4.7 |
| Belgium | 533,708 | 3.4 |
| China | 459,501 | 2.5 |
| Germany | 445,205 | 2.2 |
| Sweden | 300,154 | 1.8 |
| Italy | 264,230 | 1.6 |
| Spain | 260,514 | 1.2 |
| Poland | 110,162 | 0.6 |
| Portugal | 96,834 | 0.4 |
| Denmark | 79,901 | 0.4 |
| Japan | 44,371 | 0.3 |
| Canada | 42,127 | 0.2 |
| Mexico | 40,834 | 0.2 |
| Hong Kong | 38,773 | 0.2 |
| Australia | 37,828 | 0.2 |
| Saudi Arabia | 36,515 | 0.2 |
| Turkey | 35,735 | 0.2 |
| Israel | 30,212 | 0.2 |
| South Korea | 26,422 | 0.1 |
| Switzerland | 14,683 | 0.1 |
| Singapore | 14,104 | 0.1 |
| Rest of World | 2,205,216 | 13.4 |
| Total | 18,813,912 | 100.0 |
January - April 2017
| Country | Exports tonnes | % of total |
|---|---|---|
| Great Britain | 2,198,157 | 36.5 |
| Northern Ireland | 1,083,771 | 18.0 |
| Netherlands | 479,646 | 8.0 |
| France | 434,519 | 7.2 |
| United States | 192,628 | 3.2 |
| Belgium | 138,231 | 2.3 |
| Germany | 134,444 | 2.2 |
| China | 126,817 | 2.1 |
| Sweden | 111,439 | 1.9 |
| Italy | 100,655 | 1.7 |
| Spain | 71,172 | 1.2 |
| Portugal | 53,846 | 0.9 |
| Canada | 43,490 | 0.7 |
| Poland | 36,040 | 0.6 |
| Denmark | 31,446 | 0.5 |
| Japan | 19,339 | 0.3 |
| Hong Kong | 14,189 | 0.2 |
| Saudi Arabia | 12,755 | 0.2 |
| Australia | 12,180 | 0.2 |
| Turkey | 12,043 | 0.2 |
| South Korea | 9,870 | 0.2 |
| Mexico | 9,470 | 0.2 |
| Israel | 9,407 | 0.2 |
| Switzerland | 5,487 | 0.1 |
| Singapore | 4,136 | 0.1 |
| Rest of World | 671,916 | 11.2 |
| Total | 6,017,094 | 100.0 |
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