Ireland - Current Account Balance




Ireland: Current Account Balance

Mnemonic TAB.IIRL
Unit Mil. EUR, NSA
Adjustments Not Seasonally Adjusted
Quarterly 36.19 %
Data 2026 Q1 17,441
2025 Q4 12,807

Series Information

Source Central Statistics Office (CSO)
Release International Accounts [BOP, external debt]
Frequency Quarterly
Start Date 3/31/1998
End Date 3/31/2026

Ireland: Trade

Reference Last Previous Units Frequency
Balance of Goods Apr 2026 4,882,700 3,631,500 Thousands of Euros, SA Monthly
Exports of Goods Apr 2026 18,231,700 16,741,600 Thousands of Euros, SA Monthly
Imports of Goods Apr 2026 13,349,000 13,110,100 Thousands of Euros, SA Monthly
Current Account Balance 2026 Q1 17,441 12,807 Mil. EUR, NSA Quarterly
Exports of Goods and Services 2026 Q1 209,343 217,061 Mil. EUR, SA Quarterly
Imports of Goods and Services 2026 Q1 -173,426 -163,787 Mil. EUR, SA Quarterly
Net Exports 2026 Q1 35,917 53,274 Mil. EUR, SA Quarterly
Real Exports of Goods and Services 2026 Q1 192,537 207,051 Mil. Ch. 2023 EUR, SA Quarterly
Real Imports of Goods and Services 2026 Q1 -160,762 -154,289 Mil. Ch. 2023 EUR, SA Quarterly
Real Net Exports 2026 Q1 31,775 52,762 Mil. Ch. 2022 EUR, SA Quarterly

Release Information

Description

For Ireland, balance of payments (BOP) summarises economic transactions of residents with the rest of the world for a specific time period. BOP generally consists of goods and services account, primary income account, secondary income account, capital account and financial account. 

The International Investment Position (IIP) results cover Ireland's total holdings (i.e., stocks) of financial assets and liabilities vis-a-vis non-residents at 31 December of each year. 

The External Debt position is the end of quarter stock of liabilities to non-residents excluding those arising from transactions in equity or financial derivative contracts.

Properties

Active:

  • Framework: IMF BPM6
  • Measurement: Millions of euros (Mil. EUR)
  • Adjustment: Not seasonally adjusted (NSA)
  • Native frequency: Quarterly
  • Start dates:
    • 2002Q1
    • 2012Q1

Predecessor(s):

  • BPM5 - 1998Q1 to 2013Q3 ("_B5")

Methodology

Definitions

Primary income - compensation of employees working outside their country of residence for less than one year or earnings arising from foreign investors' investments in Ireland and Irish investors' investment abroad. 

Secondary income - unrequited receipts and payments

Current account balance - total of all current account (merchandise and services) credits less the total of all current account debits

Capital account - mostly covers capital transfers and aquisitions and disposals of non-produced, non-financial assets. 

Financial account - transactions in foreign financial assets (direct investment, portfolio investment, other investment, and reserve assets)

Direct investment - a type of international investment that reflects a lasting interest by a resident in one economy in an enterprise resident in another economy

Portfolio investment - acquisition and disposal of equity and debt securities which cannot be classified under direct investment or reserve assets transactions

Other investment - assets and liabilities other than those classifiable to direct investment, portfolio investment or reserve assets

Reserve assets - qualifying assets which are under the effective control of the national monetary authority and consisting of Country

Moody's Analytics supplements

For the current account balance, we back-extend (1998 to 2001) and construct a seasonally adjusted counterpart.

Notes

Further reading

At IMF (SDDS):

Document edits

  • Sep 2005 - Initial version.
  • Jul 2014 - Framework advanced to BPM6.
  • 26 Oct 2023, Phillip Thorne - Addendum of external debt: Properties, Further reading.