High-technology exports in Ireland

High-technology products made up 53.5% of manufactured exports from Ireland in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2007.

Measure: High-technology exports Unit: % of manufactured exports Data: 2007 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Ireland, 2024 53.5% % of manufactured exports
Change from 2023 +5.7percentage points 2023: 47.8%
European Union, 2024 20.6% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 17.5% Middle value of 27 countries

High-technology exports in Ireland over time

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% of manufactured exports. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports), 2007 to 2024
Period IrelandEuropean Union
2024 53.5% 20.6%
2023 47.8% 19.3%
2022 46.8% 19.1%
2021 28.5% 16.3%
2020 25.9% 16.2%
2019 26.0% 16.3%
2018 25.0% 15.7%
2017 29.3% 16.1%
2016 32.8% 17.7%
2015 28.3% 17.4%
2014 24.9% 16.6%
2013 25.0% 16.5%
2012 25.6% 16.5%
2011 24.9% 16.0%
2010 22.9% 16.7%
2009 27.2% 16.9%
2008 30.2% 15.3%
2007 32.0% 15.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +5.7 percentage points from 47.8% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 24.9%, the figure has changed by +28.6 percentage points.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 20.6%.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations, Comtrade database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
TX.VAL.TECH.MF.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2007 to 2024 for Ireland
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations, Comtrade database