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EU-Mercosur - a boost for jobs and exports in Ireland

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  • Mercosur
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  • Ireland

Businesses of all sizes in towns and cities across Ireland already export a wide range of goods and services to Mercosur.

The EU-Mercosur trade agreement will make it easier and cheaper for them to do so. Read the factsheets for full details

Companies and jobs

269
The number of Irish companies that export to Mercosur.
79%
The share of EU companies exporting to Mercosur that are small and medium-sized enterprises.
2,300
The number of jobs in Ireland that EU exports to Mercosur help support.
855,000
The number of jobs in the EU that EU exports to Mercosur help support.

Exports and Imports

17th
Mercosur is Ireland's 17th biggest trade partner outside the EU.
€1.7 bn
The value of Irish exports to Mercosur.
€726 m
The value of Irish imports from Mercosur.

EU trade agreements benefit companies and communities

 

Other EU countries export to Mercosur too!

Go to EU-Mercosur in your town to learn more about other EU countries' exports to Mercosur

 

Sources
  • Companies: Statistics on international trade in goods by enterprise characteristics, Eurostat, 2016 (latest available year). Statistics on firms exporting to Argentina and Brazil, which account for 95% of exports to MERCOSUR countries
  • Jobs: WIOD database, 2011. The jobs figures are underestimates as they refer only to EU exports to Brazil. Estimates for all Mercosur countries are not available.
  • Exports and Imports: Eurostat. Goods and services figures based on latest available data (2017).
    Trade partner ranking is based on goods only.