Top 5 Exporting Countries of 2022

In this article, we take a look at the top 5 exporting countries of 2022. For more on this, go to Top 20 Exporting Countries of 2022.

5. Ireland

export-to-GDP ratios: 134.41%

In 2021, Ireland was the world’s 25th largest economy by GDP (current US dollars) and 30th in total exports. In 2021, Ireland was the world’s largest exporter of nitrogen heterocyclic compounds ($22.4B), aromatic compounds ($9.37B), nucleic acids ($5.99B), hormones ($5.99B), and sulfonamides ($3.42B). Ireland’s top exports are vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($36.5B), packaged medicines ($32.8B), nitrogen heterocyclic compounds ($22.4B), integrated circuits ($15.3B), and synthetic compounds ($9.37B). The main exporting destinations are the US (27% of total exports); Great Britain (13%); Belgium (11%); Germany (8%); Switzerland and the Netherlands (5%); France and China (4%).