Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 July 2025
172. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Taoiseach the total value of trade in goods and services between Ireland and Russia in each of the years 2020 to 2024, inclusive; the major sectors for that trade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36982/25]
View answerThe total value (Euro Thousand) in trade in goods (exports; imports) between Ireland and Russia for period 2020-2024 (2024 figures are provisional), and the major sectors for that trade, can be seen in tables below.
Table 1: Exports in goods to Russia
|
Exports in Goods |
Jan-Dec 2020 |
Jan-Dec 2021 |
Jan-Dec 2022 |
Jan-Dec 2023 |
Jan-Dec 2024 |
|
Product Group |
€000 |
€000 |
€000 |
€000 |
€000 |
|
Food and live animals |
31,096 |
47,795 |
13,418 |
24,500 |
25,372 |
|
Beverages and tobacco |
6,839 |
8,031 |
1,116 |
||
|
Crude materials, inedible, except fuels |
90,826 |
157,789 |
231,748 |
194,238 |
347,823 |
|
Mineral fuels, lubricants and related products |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Chemicals and related products |
176,005 |
243,472 |
214,289 |
197,713 |
281,524 |
|
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material |
4,744 |
6,069 |
814 |
79 |
172 |
|
Machinery & transport equipment |
34,787 |
57,415 |
16,568 |
2,502 |
3,792 |
|
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
101,006 |
106,406 |
71,242 |
49,151 |
61,241 |
|
Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere |
10 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Grand Total |
445,315 |
626,980 |
549,195 |
468,183 |
719,925 |
Table 2: Imports in goods from Russia
|
Imports in Goods |
Jan-Dec 2020 |
Jan-Dec 2021 |
Jan-Dec 2022 |
Jan-Dec 2023 |
Jan-Dec 2024 |
|
Product Group |
€000 |
€000 |
€000 |
€000 |
€000 |
|
Food and live animals |
34,862 |
44,199 |
55,537 |
39,013 |
24,322 |
|
Beverages and tobacco |
316 |
321 |
82 |
6 |
8 |
|
|
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|
Crude materials, inedible, except fuels |
10,603 |
13,883 |
10,808 |
439 |
403 |
|
Mineral fuels, lubricants and related products |
145,700 |
372,401 |
135,438 |
22,314 |
0 |
|
Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Chemicals and related products nes |
88,302 |
136,579 |
150,468 |
10,104 |
12,514 |
|
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material |
6,429 |
25,149 |
18,816 |
148 |
1,036 |
|
Machinery & transport equipment |
3,286 |
6,191 |
5,901 |
809 |
303 |
|
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
2,734 |
1,446 |
1,792 |
421 |
141 |
|
Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere |
2 |
16 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
|
Grand Total |
292,234 |
600,185 |
378,845 |
73,257 |
38,729 |
|
- |
Jan-Dec 2020 |
Jan-Dec 2021 |
Jan-Dec 2022 |
Jan-Dec 2023 |
Jan-Dec 2024 |
|
|
€000 |
€000 |
€000 |
€000 |
€000 |
|
Trade in goods Surplus (exports – imports) |
153,081 |
26,795 |
170,350 |
394,926 |
681,196 |
Services trade with Russia for 2020 to 2024 in Euro Millions. Some of the 2023 figures are suppressed for confidentiality (C) reasons and the 2024 figures are provisional (P).
|
Year |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
|
2024 |
|
|
Exports |
3,185 |
3,463 |
2,254 |
: |
C |
97 |
p |
|
Imports |
250 |
290 |
435 |
117 |
101 |
p |
|
|
Balance |
2,936 |
3,173 |
1,819 |
: |
C |
-4 |
p |
