As a member of the European Union, Ireland is a beneficiary of the
EU Free trade agreements with
Algeria, Ivory Coast, South Africa, South Korea, India, Mexico, MERCOSUR, Chile, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia etc. besides the Customs Union with Turkey.
Ireland experienced a major economic growth between 1980 and 2000, from a developing country to one of the countries with the highest GDP
per capita in the world;
Irish GDP (nominal): 307,917 million EUR;
Services: 75% of Irish GDP;
GDP per capita (nominal): 65,870 EUR;
Ireland is a small market, open, and very dependent on international trade;
The opening of the Irish economy is reflected on the international mobility of its workers, capital and Foreign direct investment (FDI);
The Republic of Ireland is a leader in information and communication technologies (IT),
pharmaceutical and medical sector;
Ireland is the digital communication centre in the European Union (EU), with the largest number of multinational companies based in Dublin;
The main sectors of the Irish economy are food export products, bees, textiles, telecommunications, chemical products and pharmaceutical, machinery, transport equipment and software.
Irish Foreign Trade
More than 80% of Irish manufactured products are exported to the international markets;
Top Irish exports markets:
the United Kingdom, the United States, Belgium, Germany, France;
Top Irish import partners: the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, the Netherlands, France;
As a member of the European Union, Ireland is a beneficiary of the EU Free trade agreements: Canada, Japan, the ASEAN, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia...
(c) EENI Global Business School (1995-2023)
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