UK trade with Ireland

Ireland is one of the UK's largest trading partners. This note gives some key statistics on UK-Ireland trade.

This note provides some key statistics on the UK’s trade with Ireland. They are taken from the Office for National Statistics and the HMRC database UK Trade Info.

• In 2018, UK exports to Ireland were worth £35.1 billion; imports from Ireland were £21.6 billion, resulting in a trade surplus of £13.5 billion with Ireland.
• The UK had a surplus with Ireland in both goods and services. 
• Ireland accounted for 5.5% of UK exports and 3.2% of all UK imports. 
• Ireland was the UK’s 5^th largest export market and the 10^th largest source of imports.
• The UK has recorded a trade surplus with Ireland every year between 1999 and 2018.