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
    €4.5
    £3.8
    Billion
    Trade
    South/North
    €4.3
    £3.6
    Billion
    Cross-border trade in goods 2024
    January - October
    The latest trade figures show that cross-border trade in goods for January to October 2024 is valued at €8.8/£7.5 billion.

    The CSO publishes revised monthly figures on cross-border trade in goods with a three-month lag.
  • Trade
    North/South
    €3.9
    £3.3
    Billion
    Trade
    South/North
    €3.8
    £3.2
    Billion
    Cross-border trade in goods 2024
    January - September
    The latest trade figures show that cross-border trade in goods for January to September 2024 is valued at €7.7/£6.6 billion.

    The CSO publishes revised monthly figures on cross-border trade in goods with a three-month lag.
  • Trade
    North/South
    €3.5
    £3
    Billion
    Trade
    South/North
    €3.4
    £2.9
    Billion
    Cross-border trade in goods 2024
    January - August
    The latest trade figures show that cross-border trade in goods for January to August 2024 is valued at €6.9/£5.8 billion.

    The CSO publishes revised monthly figures on cross-border trade in goods with a three-month lag.
  • Trade
    North/South
    €3.1
    £2.6
    Billion
    Trade
    South/North
    €2.9
    £2.5
    Billion
    Cross-border trade in goods 2024
    January - July
    The latest trade figures show that cross-border trade in goods for January to July 2024 is valued at €6/£5.1 billion.

    The CSO publishes revised monthly figures on cross-border trade in goods with a three-month lag.
  • Trade
    North/South
    €2.7
    £2.3
    Billion
    Trade
    South/North
    €2.5
    £2.2
    Billion
    Cross-border trade in goods 2024
    January - June
    The latest trade figures show that cross-border trade in goods for January to June 2024 is valued at €5.2/£4.5 billion.

    The CSO publishes revised monthly figures on cross-border trade in goods with a three-month lag.
  • Trade
    North/South
    €2.1
    £1.8
    Billion
    Trade
    South/North
    €2.1
    £1.8
    Billion
    Cross-border trade in goods 2024
    January - May
    The latest trade figures show that cross-border trade in goods for January to May 2024 is valued at €4.2/£3.6 billion.

    The CSO publishes revised monthly figures on cross-border trade in goods with a three-month lag.
  • Trade
    North/South
    €1.7
    £1.4
    Billion
    Trade
    South/North
    €1.6
    £1.5
    Billion
    Cross-border trade in goods 2024
    January - April
    The latest trade figures show that cross-border trade in goods for January to April 2024 is valued at €3.3/£2.9 billion.

    The CSO publishes revised monthly figures on cross-border trade in goods with a three-month lag.
  • Trade
    North/South
    €1.3
    £1.1
    Billion
    Trade
    South/North
    €1.2
    £1.1
    Billion
    Cross-border trade in goods 2024
    January - March
    The latest trade figures show that cross-border trade in goods for January to March 2024 is valued at €2.5/£2.2 billion.

    The CSO publishes revised monthly figures on cross-border trade in goods with a three-month lag.
  • Trade
    North/South
    €925
    £796
    Million
    Trade
    South/North
    €797
    £685
    Million
    Cross-border trade in goods 2024
    January - February
    The latest trade figures show that cross-border trade in goods for January and February 2024 is valued at €1.7/£1.5 billion.

    The CSO publishes revised monthly figures on cross-border trade in goods with a three-month lag.
  • Trade
    North/South
    €394
    £338
    Million
    Trade
    South/North
    €390
    £335
    Million
    Cross-border trade in goods 2024
    January
    The latest trade figures show that cross-border trade in goods for January 2024 is valued at €783/ £673 million.

    The CSO publishes revised monthly figures on cross-border trade in goods with a three-month lag.
  • Trade
    North/South
    €5.2
    £4.5
    Billion
    Trade
    South/North
    €4.9
    £4.3
    Billion
    Cross-border trade in goods 2023
    January - December
    The latest trade figures show that cross-border trade in goods figures for 2023 is valued at €10.1/£8.8 billion.

    The CSO publishes revised monthly figures on cross-border trade in goods with a three-month lag.
  • Trade
    North/South
    €4.9
    £4.3
    Billion
    Trade
    South/North
    €4.6
    £3.9
    Billion
    Cross-border trade in goods 2023
    January - November
    The latest trade figures show that cross-border trade in goods figures for the first 11 months of 2023 is valued at €9.5/£8.2 billion.

    The CSO publishes revised monthly figures on cross-border trade in goods with a three-month lag.
  • Trade
    North/South
    €4.3
    £3.7
    Billion
    Trade
    South/North
    €4.1
    £3.6
    Billion
    Cross-border trade in goods 2023
    January - October
    The latest trade figures show that cross-border trade in goods figures for the first 10 months of 2023 is valued at €8.4/£7.3 billion.

    The CSO publishes revised monthly figures on cross-border trade in goods with a three-month lag.
  • Trade
    North/South
    €3.8
    £3.2
    Billion
    Trade
    South/North
    €3.6
    £3.1
    Billion
    Cross-border trade in goods 2023
    January - September
    The latest trade figures show that cross-border trade in goods figures for the first nine months of 2023 is valued at €7.4/£6.4 billion.

    The CSO publishes revised monthly figures on cross-border trade in goods with a three-month lag.
  • Trade
    North/South
    €3.4
    £2.9
    Billion
    Trade
    South/North
    €3.2
    £2.7
    Billion
    Cross-border trade in goods 2023
    January - August
    The latest trade figures show that cross-border trade in goods figures for the first eight months of 2023 is valued at €6.7/£5.8 billion, a decrease of 1% on this time last year.

    The CSO publishes revised monthly figures on cross-border trade in goods with a three-month lag.
  • Trade
    North/South
    €2.9
    £2.5
    Billion
    Trade
    South/North
    €2.8
    £2.4
    Billion
    Cross-border trade in goods 2023
    January - July
    The latest trade figures show that cross-border trade in goods figures for the first seven months of 2023 is valued at €5.7/£4.9 billion, the same as this time last year.

    The CSO publishes revised monthly figures on cross-border trade in goods with a three-month lag.
  • Trade
    North/South
    €2.5
    £2.2
    Billion
    Trade
    South/North
    €2.4
    £2.0
    Billion
    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 publishes revised monthly figures on cross-border trade in goods with a three-month lag.
  • Trade
    North/South
    €2.1
    £1.8
    Billion
    Trade
    South/North
    €1.9
    £1.6
    Billion
    Cross-border trade in goods 2023
    January – May
    The latest trade figures show that cross-border trade in goods for 2023 is valued at €4.0bn from January to May, an increase of 2% on this time last year.

    The CSO publishes revised monthly figures on cross-border trade in goods with a three-month lag.
  • Trade
    North/South
    €1.7
    £1.4
    Billion
    Trade
    South/North
    €1.5
    £1.3
    Billion
    Cross-border trade in goods 2023
    January - April
    The latest trade figures show that cross-border trade in goods for 2023 is valued at €3.2bn 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 publishes revised monthly figures on cross-border trade in goods with a three-month lag.
  • Trade
    North/South
    €1.2
    £1.2
    Billion
    Trade
    South/North
    €1.1
    £1.0
    Billion
    Cross-border trade in goods 2023
    January - March
    The latest trade figures show that cross-border trade in goods is valued at €2.3bn from January to March, an increase of 4.7% on this time last year.

    The CSO publishes revised monthly figures on cross-border trade in goods with a three-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 publishes revised monthly figures on cross-border trade in goods with a three-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 publishes revised monthly figures on cross-border trade in goods with a three-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 publishes revised monthly figures on cross-border trade in goods with a three-month lag.

Monthly Trade in Goods,
January 2021 - October 2024

Cross-border trade (CBT) 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, 2001-2023

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. In 2023 was worth €10.1/£8.8 billion.

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Annual Cross-border Trade in Goods and Services, 2023

This data is taken from the Northern Ireland Economic Trade Statistics (NIETS) via NISRA. This 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 2023 total cross-border trade in goods and services was £12.4/€14.3 billion. NST was valued at £8.7/€10 billion and SNT was valued at £3.8/€4.3 billion.

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Annual Trade in Goods and Services, 2011-2023

In 2023 total trade in goods and services was £12.4/€14.3 billion, 26% increase from 2022. NST was valued at £8.7/€10 billion and SNT was valued at £3.8/€4.3 billion.

Total trade in goods was £9.8/€11.3 billion, 30% increase from 2022. Total trade in services was £2.6/€3 billion, 12% increase from 2022.

This data is from the Northern Ireland Statistics Research Agency via its Northern Ireland Economic Trade Statistics (NIETS).

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