Cross-Border Trade Statistics

InterTradeIreland closely follows and draws insights from cross-border trade statistics. Cross-border trade in goods is recorded by Ireland’s Central Statistics Office (CSO) on a monthly basis. Northern Ireland’s Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) records cross-border trade in goods and services on an annual basis.

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  • Trade
    North/South
    €2,532
    £2,177
    Million
    Trade
    South/North
    €2,357
    £2,027
    Million
    Cross-border trade in goods 2023
    January – June
    The latest trade figures show that cross-border trade in goods figures for the first six months of 2023 is valued at €4.9/£4.2 billion, an increase of 0.6% on this time last year.

    The CSO publish monthly figures on cross-border trade in goods with a two-month lag.
  • Trade
    North/South
    €2,129
    £1,831
    Million
    Trade
    South/North
    €1,917
    £1,649
    Million
    Cross-border trade in goods 2023
    January – May
    The latest trade figures show that cross-border trade in goods for 2023 is valued at €4.05bn from January to May, an increase of 2% on this time last year.

    The CSO publish monthly figures on cross-border trade in goods with a two-month lag.
  • Trade
    North/South
    €1,686
    £1,450
    Million
    Trade
    South/North
    €1,542
    £1,326
    Million
    Cross-border trade in goods 2023
    January - April
    The latest trade figures show that cross-border trade in goods for 2023 is valued at €3.23bn from January to April, an increase of 3.5% on this time last year. Trade in both directions is increasing year on year.

    The CSO publish monthly figures on cross-border trade in goods with a two-month lag.
  • Trade
    North/South
    €1,288
    £1,118
    Million
    Trade
    South/North
    €1,160
    £1,007
    Million
    Cross-border trade in goods 2023
    January - March
    The latest trade figures show that cross-border trade in goods is valued at €2.34bn from January to March, an increase of 4.7% on this time last year.

    The CSO publish monthly figures on cross-border trade in goods with a two-month lag.
  • Trade
    North/South
    €820
    £715
    Million
    Trade
    South/North
    €715
    £623
    Million
    Cross-border trade in goods 2023
    January - February
    The latest trade figures show that cross-border trade in goods is valued at €1.54bn for the first two months of this year, an increase of 6% on this time last year.

    The CSO publish monthly figures on cross-border trade in goods with a two-month lag.
  • Trade
    North/South
    €432
    £371
    Million
    Trade
    South/North
    €372
    £320
    Million
    Cross-border trade in goods 2023
    January
    The latest trade figures show that cross-border trade in goods for January 2023 is valued at €804 million. This is a 21 percent increase compared to January 2022.

    The CSO publish monthly figures on cross-border trade in goods with a two-month lag.
  • Trade
    North/South
    €5.4
    £4.8
    Billion
    Trade
    South/North
    €4.9
    £4.4
    Billion
    Cross-border trade in goods 2022
    January - December
    The latest trade figures from the CSO show that cross-border trade in goods for January to December 2022 is valued at €10.3 billion. This is an increase of €2.5 billion on 2021.

    The CSO publish monthly figures on cross-border trade in goods with a two-month lag.

Monthly Trade in Goods,
January 2021 - May 2023

Cross-border trade can be in two directions: goods and services moving from either Northern Ireland to Ireland (NST) or from Ireland to Northern Ireland (SNT). To measure the total value of cross-border trade, NST and SNT are combined.

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Annual Trade in Goods, 2001-2022

Cross-border trade in goods was valued at €3.1/£1.9 billion in 2001. In 2015, it was worth €2.8/£1.9 billion. However, since 2015 growth in cross-border trade has increased dramatically; in 2022 it was valued at €10.2/£7.0 billion.

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Annual Cross-border Trade in
Goods and Services, 2021

In 2021 total trade in goods and services was £8.25/€9.6 billion, with NST valued at £5.2/€6 billion and SNT £3.1/€3.58 billion.

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Annual Trade in Goods and Services, 2011-2021

NISRA data is taken from the Northern Ireland Economic Trade Statistics (NIETS) which is released annually with a two-year lag. However, both goods and services data is available, giving a more complete overview of cross-border trade. In 2021 total trade in goods and services was £8.25/€9.6 billion, with NST valued at £5.2/€6 billion and SNT £3.1/€3.58 billion.

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