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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 $10.6 billion (f.o.b., 1988 est.); commodities--crude oil 75%, natural gas, reexports, dried fish, dates; partners--US, EC, Japan
1991 $15.0 billion (f.o.b., 1989 est.); commodities--crude oil 65%, natural gas, reexports, dried fish, dates; partners--US, EC, Japan
1992 $21.3 billion (f.o.b., 1990 est.) commodities: crude oil 65%, natural gas, reexports, dried fish, dates partners: Japan 35%, Singapore 6%, US 4%, Korea 3%
1993 $21.2 billion (f.o.b., 1991 est.) commodities: crude oil 66%, natural gas, reexports, dried fish, dates partners: Japan 39%, Singapore 5%, Korea 4%, Iran 4%, India
1994 $22.6 billion (f.o.b., 1993 est.) commodities: crude oil 66%, natural gas, re-exports, dried fish, dates partners: Japan 39%, Singapore 5%, Korea 4%, Iran 4%, India 4% (1991)
1995 $24 billion (f.o.b., 1994 est.) commodities: crude oil 66%, natural gas, re-exports, dried fish, dates partners: Japan 35%, South Korea 5%, Iran 4%, Oman 4%, Singapore 4% (1993)
1996 $25.3 billion (f.o.b., 1994 est.) commodities: crude oil 66%, natural gas, reexports, dried fish, dates partners: Japan 45%, India 6%, Oman 6%, South Korea 5%, Iran 5% (1994)
1997 total value: $31.3 billion (f.o.b., 1996 est.) commodities: crude oil 66%, natural gas, reexports, dried fish, dates partners: Japan 38%, India 6%, South Korea 6%, Singapore 5%, Iran 4%, Oman 4% (1995)
1998 total value: $33.2 billion (f.o.b., 1996 est.) commodities: crude oil 66%, natural gas, reexports, dried fish, dates partners: Japan 38%, South Korea 7%, Singapore 7%, India 6%, Oman 4%, Iran 3% (1996)
1999 $38 billion (f.o.b., 1997 est.)
2000 $34 billion (f.o.b., 1999 est.)
2001 $46 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)
2002 $47.6 billion f.o.b. (2000 est.)
2003 $44.9 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)
2004 $56.73 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.)
2005 $69.48 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
2006 $103.1 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.)
2007 $142.5 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
2008 $178.9 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)
2009 $239.2 billion (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 21 $170.4 billion (2007 est.)
2010 $195.8 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 24 $192.2 billion (2009 est.)
2011 $212.3 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 23 $191.8 billion (2009 est.)
2012 $300.6 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 20 $281.6 billion (2011 est.)
2013 $350.1 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 17 $302 billion (2011 est.)
2014 $368.9 billion (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 18 $350.1 billion (2012 est.)
2015 $370.6 billion (2014 est.) | $374.2 billion (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 16
2016 $333.3 billion (2015 est.) | $367.5 billion (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 17
2017 $314.7 billion (2017 est.) | $298.6 billion (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 17
2018 $308.5 billion (2017 est.) | $298.6 billion (2016 est.)
2019 $308.5 billion (2017 est.) | $298.6 billion (2016 est.)
2020 $308.5 billion (2017 est.) | $298.6 billion (2016 est.)
2021 $308.5 billion (2017 est.) $298.6 billion (2016 est.)
2022 $308.5 billion (2017 est.) $298.6 billion (2016 est.)
2023 $335.238 billion (2020 est.) $308.5 billion (2017 est.) $298.6 billion (2016 est.)
2024 $335.238 billion (2020 est.) $404.046 billion (2019 est.) $392.863 billion (2018 est.) note: GDP expenditure basis - exports of goods and services in current dollars
2025 $558.402 billion (2023 est.) $521.897 billion (2022 est.) $425.156 billion (2021 est.) note: GDP expenditure basis - exports of goods and services in current dollars