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.
Monthly Trade in Goods,
January 2021 - May 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.
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.
Annual Cross-border Trade in Goods and Services, 2022
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 2022 total cross-border trade in goods and services was £9.9/€11.6 billion. NST was valued at £6.4/€7.5 billion and SNT was valued at £3.5/€4.2 billion.
Annual Trade in Goods and Services, 2011-2022
Cross-border trade in 2022 was estimated at £10bn/€12bn, a 15 per cent increase from 2021. In 2022 total trade in goods and services was £9.9/€11.6 billion. NST was valued at £6.4/€7.5 billion and SNT was valued at £3.5/€4.2 billion.
Goods trade increased by 12 per cent, whereas services trade increased by 44 per cent. This data is from the Northern Ireland Statistics Research Agency via its Northern Ireland Economic Trade Statistics.