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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 $8.5 billion (c.i.f., 1988 est.); commodities--food, consumer and capital goods; partners--EC, Japan, US
1991 $9.0 billion (f.o.b., 1989 est.); commodities--food, consumer and capital goods; partners--EC, Japan, US
1992 $11.0 billion (f.o.b., 1990 est.) commodities: food, consumer and capital goods partners: Japan 14%, UK 10%, US 9%, Germany 9%
1993 $13.9 billion (f.o.b., 1991 est.) commodities: capital goods, consumer goods, food partners: Japan 15%, US 10%, UK 9%, Germany 7%, Korea 4%
1994 $18 billion (f.o.b., 1993 est.) commodities: manufactured goods, machinery and transport equipment, food partners: Japan 14%, UK 9%, US 8%, Germany 6% (1992)
1995 $20 billion (f.o.b., 1994) commodities: manufactured goods, machinery and transport equipment, food partners: Japan 12%, UK 10%, US 9%, Germany 7%, South Korea 5% (1993)
1996 $21.7 billion (f.o.b., 1994) commodities: manufactured goods, machinery and transport equipment, food partners: Japan 11%, UK 8%, Germany 8%, US 8%, Italy 7% (1994)
1997 total value: $22.3 billion (c.i.f., 1996 est.) commodities: manufactured goods, machinery and transport equipment, food partners : Japan 9%, US 8%, UK 8%, Italy 7%, Germany 7%, South Korea 5% (1995)
1998 total value: $23.5 billion (f.o.b., 1996 est.) commodities: manufactured goods, machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, food partners: US 10%, Japan 9%, UK 8%, Italy 6%, South Korea 6%, India 6% (1996)
1999 $29.7 billion (f.o.b., 1997 est.)
2000 $27.5 billion (f.o.b., 1999 est.)
2001 $34 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)
2002 $28.6 billion f.o.b. (2000 est.)
2003 $30.8 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)
2004 $37.16 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.)
2005 $45.66 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
2006 $60.15 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.)
2007 $86.11 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
2008 $116.6 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)
2009 $176.3 billion (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 25 $116.6 billion (2007 est.)
2010 $159 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 25 $150 billion (2009 est.)
2011 $161.4 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 25 $149.7 billion (2009 est.)
2012 $220.3 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 24 $202.1 billion (2011 est.)
2013 $221.9 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 24 $195.4 billion (2011 est.)
2014 $249.6 billion (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 20 $221.9 billion (2012 est.)
2015 $239.8 billion (2014 est.) | $230 billion (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 22
2016 $243.9 billion (2015 est.) | $239.8 billion (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 20
2017 $241.3 billion (2017 est.) | $230.3 billion (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 20
2018 $229.2 billion (2017 est.) | $226.5 billion (2016 est.)
2019 $229.2 billion (2017 est.) | $226.5 billion (2016 est.)
2020 $229.2 billion (2017 est.) | $226.5 billion (2016 est.)
2021 $229.2 billion (2017 est.) $226.5 billion (2016 est.)
2022 $229.2 billion (2017 est.) $226.5 billion (2016 est.)
2023 $246.886 billion (2020 est.) $229.2 billion (2017 est.) $226.5 billion (2016 est.)
2024 $246.886 billion (2020 est.) $295.6 billion (2019 est.) $281.536 billion (2018 est.) note: GDP expenditure basis - imports of goods and services in current dollars
2025 $481.852 billion (2023 est.) $427.992 billion (2022 est.) $347.529 billion (2021 est.) note: GDP expenditure basis - imports of goods and services in current dollars