Ireland ranked as second largest pharma exporter in EU last year 

The total value of Ireland’s exports during 2024 stood at €223.8bn
Ireland ranked as second largest pharma exporter in EU last year 

According to Eurostat’s data, overall EU export of medicinal and pharmaceutical products increased by 13.5% last year compared with 2023, reaching €313.4bn. File picture: iStock

Ireland has ranked second in the EU, only behind Germany, for the volume of medicinal and pharmaceutical products exported out of the bloc during 2024, data from Eurostat shows.

According to Eurostat’s data, overall EU export of medicinal and pharmaceutical products increased by 13.5% compared with 2023, reaching €313.4bn. At the same time, imports only recorded a modest increase of 0.5%, amounting to €119.7bn.

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