Ireland's current account surplus reached €17.44 billion in the first quarter of 2026, higher than €5.8 billion a year earlier, as decreases in merchandise exports were offset by lower outflows of investment income. It is equivalent to 12.5% of the GDP, much higher than 3.5% in Q1 2025. Merchandise exports were €77,050 million, a decrease of €36,029 million compared with the first quarter of 2025. Merchandise imports were €46,448 million, an increase of €7,588 million. Service exports rose by €11,528 million mainly due to rising computer services exports. Service imports at €116,861 million were up €1,223 million mainly due to royalty imports. Meanwhile, investment income earned abroad at €78,201 million increased by €6,911 million while investment income payable to foreign investors decreased by €38,559 million to €99,735 million. source: Central Statistics Office Ireland

Ireland recorded a Current Account surplus of 17442 EUR Million in the first quarter of 2026. Current Account in Ireland averaged 973.55 EUR Million from 1981 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 35211.00 EUR Million in the second quarter of 2024 and a record low of -59400.00 EUR Million in the fourth quarter of 2019. This page provides - Ireland Current Account - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Ireland Current Account - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on June of 2026.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-03-05 11:00 AM
Current Account
Q4 €12.8B €13.9B €19.0B
2026-06-04 10:00 AM
Current Account
Q1 €17.4B €12.8B €10.9B
2026-09-04 10:00 AM
Current Account
Q2 €17.4B


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade 3959452.00 4105206.00 EUR Thousand Mar 2026
Capital Flows 1170.00 8641.00 EUR Million Mar 2026
Current Account 17442.00 12807.00 EUR Million Mar 2026
Exports 18258483.00 15444540.00 EUR Thousand Mar 2026
External Debt 3381954.00 3240754.00 EUR Million Mar 2026
Foreign Direct Investment 25451.00 10809.00 EUR Million Mar 2026
Imports 14299031.00 11339334.00 EUR Thousand Mar 2026
Terms of Trade 84.00 88.10 points Mar 2026


Ireland Current Account
Current Account is the sum of the balance of trade (exports minus imports of goods and services), net factor income (such as interest and dividends) and net transfer payments (such as foreign aid).
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
17442.00 12807.00 35211.00 -59400.00 1981 - 2026 EUR Million Quarterly

News Stream
Ireland Current Account Surplus Widens in Q1
Ireland's current account surplus reached €17.44 billion in the first quarter of 2026, higher than €5.8 billion a year earlier, as decreases in merchandise exports were offset by lower outflows of investment income. It is equivalent to 12.5% of the GDP, much higher than 3.5% in Q1 2025. Merchandise exports were €77,050 million, a decrease of €36,029 million compared with the first quarter of 2025. Merchandise imports were €46,448 million, an increase of €7,588 million. Service exports rose by €11,528 million mainly due to rising computer services exports. Service imports at €116,861 million were up €1,223 million mainly due to royalty imports. Meanwhile, investment income earned abroad at €78,201 million increased by €6,911 million while investment income payable to foreign investors decreased by €38,559 million to €99,735 million.
2026-06-04
Irish Current Account Surplus Narrows
Ireland’s current account surplus narrowed to €12.8 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025, from €18.2 billion in the same period of the previous year. This marked the smallest current account surplus since the first quarter of 2025, as the goods account surplus fell to €42.2 billion from €55 billion in Q4 2024. In contrast, the services account surplus rose to €8.1 billion from €6.9 billion. Moreover, the primary income deficit narrowed to €36.4 billion from €42.5 billion, and the secondary income shortfall fell slightly to €1.1 billion from €1.2 billion.
2026-03-05
Irish Current Account Surplus Narrows
Ireland's current account narrowed to €13.9 billion in the third quarter of 2025 from €19.7 in the corresponding period of the previous year. The primary income deficit widened to €46.4 billion from the €33.6 billion gap in the previous year, signaling the large group of multinational corporation headquartered in Ireland expatriated its profits to their home nations, making up most of the outflows from Ireland's current account. In the meantime, the merchandise surplus widened to €55.4 billion from €42.9 billion.
2025-12-04