2020
All data 2020*
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Statistics on
Cross-border goods & services trade
on the island of Ireland
Total Cross-Border Trade
€7.733bn
£6.850bn
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€3.108 bn£2.753 bnSouth - North
Sources: BESES Statistics (NISRA 2020)* for NI firms and CSO for Irish firms. *Data on trade between Northern Ireland and Ireland is gathered through NISRA’s BESES Survey which currently has a lag of approximately 2 years, hence the 2020 figures are the most recently available for cross-border trade totals.
Total
Cross-Border Trade in Manufactured Goods
1995 - 2020
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The chart below shows the total Cross-Border trade in goods (millions) from 1995 to 2020
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Total
Cross-Border Trade in Manufactured Goods
2020
€4,227m £3,744m
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Cross-Border Trade in Services *
* including wholesale and retail services
2020
€3.50bn £3.10bn
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The chart below shows the total Cross-Border Services trade (billions) from 2011 to 2020
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Exporter Benefits by Firm Type
InterTradeIreland undertook research in 2019 which showed that cross-border traders have higher productivity, turnover and employment figures.
Sources: BESES Statistics (NISRA 2018) for NI firms and CSO CIP for Irish firms.
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Productivity'Productivity' bar shows the higher productivity levels experienced by cross-border traders by goods and services sectors, over firms that do not export
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Turnover'Turnover' bar shows the higher turnover levels experienced by cross-border traders by goods and services sectors, over firms that do not export
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Employment'Employment' bar shows the higher employment levels experienced by cross-border traders by goods and services sectors, over firms that do not export
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Cross-border shopping activity
Our Retail Monitor records the number of cars parked in central shopping car parks in the border areas of the island both North and South as an indicator of cross-border shopping activity.
Findings from InterTradeIreland’s latest Retail Monitor (Q3 2022) show that 8% of cars in retail parks in Ireland are from Northern Ireland and 30% of cars in retail parks in Northern Ireland are from Ireland.
Enniskillen continues to have the highest incidence of South to North cross-border shopping, with 48% of cars in retail parks being from Ireland – up 11% on Q2 2022. This is followed by Derry-Londonderry (22%) and Newry (10%). In terms of North to South cross-border shopping, Letterkenny had the highest recorded number of cars in retail parks from Northern Ireland at 9%, followed by Monaghan (8%) and Dundalk (7%).
Refer to the infographic below for more details.
